SB 1488 (2019) -  Whistleblower’s Act

General Bill by Brandes
Whistleblower’s Act: Designating the "Florida Public Whistleblower’s Act"; revising the actions that an agency or independent contractor is prohibited from taking against an employee who participates in protected activity or discloses certain information; revising applicability of provisions relating to investigative procedures upon receipt of whistleblower information; revising investigative procedures relating to prohibited personnel actions; revising fact-finding responsibilities of the Florida Commission on Human Relations, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 283 Subject: Florida Commission on Human Relations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 440 Subject: Florida Commission on Human Relations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 199 Time: 03/13/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 199 Time: 03/08/2019 - 8:43 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/27/2019 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
14.32 CS/HB 1047, SB 1478, SB 1542
20.055 CS/HB 1047, SB 1478, SB 1542, SB 1570, HB 5301
112.3187 CS/HB 1047*, SB 1542
112.3188 CS/HB 1047*, SB 1542
112.3189 CS/HB 1047*, SB 1542
112.31895 HB 283, SB 440, CS/HB 1047*, SB 1542
112.31901
760.06 SB 866

(*) Not the latest version