MA H1969

Bill

MA H1969

Protecting public employees from retaliation

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to protecting public employees from retaliation. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends an existing law to provide additional protections for public employees from retaliation. Specifically, it allows public employees to bypass the normal reporting procedures and directly disclose information to state legislators or certain state agencies if they reasonably believe the activity, policy, or practice they are reporting is an emergency, they fear physical harm, or they are providing evidence of a crime. This change is intended to give public employees more options to report concerns without fear of retaliation from their employer.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Carolyn Dykema (D)*, Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5023 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1969

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1969
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1969.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1489	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1944	Relative to binding arbitration	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2549	Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2588	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3114	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H5023	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H767	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1711	To authorize a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2409	Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2410	Relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1489

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1944

Relative to binding arbitration

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2549

Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2588

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3114

Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees

No further action taken

Similar To

H5023

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H767

To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1230

Expanding whistleblower protections

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1711

To authorize a local option for group retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2087

To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2409

Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2410

Relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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