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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB22-097

Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety

Type Bill
Session 2022 Regular Session
Subjects
Labor & Employment

Concerning the expansion of protections for workers who raise workplace health and safety concerns, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Current law provides whistleblower protections for workers who raise a reasonable concern about health or safety related to a public health emergency. The act expands the protection to all health and safety concerns regardless of whether there is a declared public health emergency.

To implement the act, the act appropriates:

  • $417,629 to the department of labor and employment, of which $386,579 is for use by the division of labor standards and statistics and $31,050 is for the purchase of legal services;
  • $228,499 to the department of personnel, of which $125,000 is for use by the division of human resources for liability claims and $103,499 is for the purchase of legal services; and
  • $134,549 to the department of law, reappropriated from the department of labor and employment and the department of personnel.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Brittany Pettersen

Senator

Brittany Pettersen

Senator Robert Rodrigues

Senator

Robert Rodrigues

Representative Leslie Herod

Representative

Leslie Herod

Senator Tom Sullivan

Representative

Tom Sullivan

Committees

Senate

Business, Labor, & Technology

Appropriations

House

Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Appropriations

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Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/31/2022 Signed Act PDF
05/06/2022 Final Act PDF
05/03/2022 Rerevised PDF
05/02/2022 Revised PDF
03/29/2022 Reengrossed PDF
03/28/2022 Engrossed PDF
02/01/2022 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/18/2022 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/13/2022 FN3 PDF
03/11/2022 FN2 PDF
02/14/2022 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/29/2022 SA2 PDF
03/17/2022 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 22-097, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/03/2022 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
24
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/29/2022 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
13
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/18/2022 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
05/31/2022 Governor Governor Signed
05/09/2022 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/06/2022 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/06/2022 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/03/2022 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2022 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/12/2022 House House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/29/2022 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
03/29/2022 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/28/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/22/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/18/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/16/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/01/2022 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/31/2022 274 Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety PDF

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