House Bill 118
2013-2014 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of December 12, 1986 (P.L.1559, No.169), known as the Whistleblower Law, further providing for the definitions of "appropriate authority," "employee," "employer" and "good faith report," for protection of employees, for enforcement and for penalties.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Brian Ellis
R House District 11
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
R House District 12
Rep. Rosemary Brown
R House District 189
Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
Rep. Michele Brooks
R House District 17
Rep. Mark Keller
R House District 86
Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94
Rep. Mauree Gingrich
R House District 101
Rep. Bernie O'Neill
R House District 29
Rep. Brendan Boyle
D House District 170
Rep. Adam Ravenstahl
D House District 20
Rep. P. Sturla
D House District 96
Rep. Dave Reed
R House District 62
Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67
Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144
Rep. Mike Fleck
R House District 81
Rep. Sandra Major
R House District 111
Rep. Jerry Knowles
R House District 124
Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98
Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126
Rep. Todd Stephens
R House District 151
Rep. Phyllis Mundy
D House District 120
Rep. David Millard
R House District 109
Rep. Mike Carroll
D House District 118
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68
Rep. Ryan Aument
R House District 41
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. Patrick Harkins
D House District 1
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
R House District 134
Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91
Rep. Ron Miller
R House District 93
Rep. Curtis Sonney
R House District 4
Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196
Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14
Rep. Marcia Hahn
R House District 138
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65
Rep. Richard Stevenson
R House District 8
Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82
Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100
Rep. Jeffrey Pyle
R House District 60
Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63
Rep. Mike Reese
R House District 59
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Rep. Paul Costa
D House District 34
Rep. Mark Cohen
D House District 202
Rep. RoseMarie Swanger
R House District 102
Rep. Scott Petri
R House District 178
Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27
Rep. Jaret Gibbons
D House District 10
Rep. Marguerite Quinn
R House District 143
Rep. Paul Clymer
R House District 145
Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123
Rep. Robert Matzie
D House District 16
Rep. Todd Rock
R House District 90
Rep. Glen Grell
R House District 87
Rep. Michael Peifer
R House District 139
Rep. Erin Molchany
D House District 22
Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Rep. Matt Gabler
R House District 75
Rep. David Maloney
R House District 130
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff
R House District 171
Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
D House District 127
Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 169
Rep. Gordon Denlinger
R House District 99
Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Frank Farry
R House District 142
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 87 of 2014, July 2, 2014
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| 0118 | Referred to Labor & Industry, Jan. 16, 2013 |
| 0242 | Reported as amended, Jan. 22, 2013 |
| First consideration, Jan. 22, 2013 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 22, 2013 | |
| Removed from table, Jan. 23, 2013 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2013 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Feb. 4, 2013 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2013 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2013 (201-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Labor & Industry, Feb. 8, 2013 | |
| Reported as committed, June 24, 2014 | |
| First consideration, June 24, 2014 | |
| Second consideration, June 25, 2014 | |
| 3864 | Amended on third consideration, June 26, 2014 |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 27, 2014 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 2017), June 27, 2014 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, June 28, 2014 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 29, 2014 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, June 29, 2014 (198-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1041), June 29, 2014 | |
| Signed in House, June 29, 2014 | |
| Signed in Senate, June 30, 2014 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 1, 2014 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2014 | |
| Act No. 87 of 2014, July 2, 2014 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Votes
Sunday, June 29, 2014
House RULES Committee Vote
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Friday, June 27, 2014 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - Senate LABOR & INDUSTRY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - House LABOR & INDUSTRY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - House LABOR & INDUSTRY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
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Statute References
This bill amends the act of December 12, 1986 (P.L.1559, No.0169), known as the Whistleblower Law. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
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D House District 10
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December 12, 1986 (P.L.1559, No.0169), known as the Whistleblower Law
House Bill 118
2013-2014 Regular Session
Sponsors
ELLIS, METCALFE, R. BROWN, D. COSTA, BROOKS, M. K. KELLER, SAYLOR, GINGRICH, O'NEILL, B. BOYLE, RAVENSTAHL, STURLA, REED, CAUSER, WATSON, FLECK, MAJOR, KNOWLES, HICKERNELL, ROZZI, STEPHENS, MUNDY, MILLARD, CARROLL, SCHLOSSBERG, BAKER, AUMENT, BOBACK, KAUFFMAN, PICKETT, HARKINS, MACKENZIE, MOUL, R. MILLER, SONNEY, GROVE, MARSHALL, HAHN, READSHAW, RAPP, STEVENSON, O'BRIEN, C. HARRIS, CUTLER, PYLE, OBERLANDER, REESE, MURT, P. COSTA, COHEN, SWANGER, PETRI, DEASY, GIBBONS, QUINN, CLYMER, GOODMAN, MATZIE, ROCK, GRELL, PEIFER, MOLCHANY, COX, GILLEN, GABLER, MALONEY, BENNINGHOFF, MARSICO, DeLUCA, CALTAGIRONE, NEILSON, DENLINGER, FREEMAN, KORTZ, FARRY
Short Title
An Act amending the act of December 12, 1986 (P.L.1559, No.169), known as the Whistleblower Law, further providing for the definitions of "appropriate authority," "employee," "employer" and "good faith report," for protection of employees, for enforcement and for penalties.
Memo Subject
Reintroduction of HB 105 to amend Whistleblower Law
Actions
| 0118 | Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 16, 2013 |
| 0242 | Reported as amended, Jan. 22, 2013 |
| First consideration, Jan. 22, 2013 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 22, 2013 | |
| Removed from table, Jan. 23, 2013 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2013 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2013 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2013 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2013 (201-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Feb. 8, 2013 | |
| Reported as committed, June 24, 2014 | |
| First consideration, June 24, 2014 | |
| Second consideration, June 25, 2014 | |
| 3864 | Amended on third consideration, June 26, 2014 |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 27, 2014 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 2017), June 27, 2014 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, June 28, 2014 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 29, 2014 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, June 29, 2014 (198-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1041), June 29, 2014 | |
| Signed in House, June 29, 2014 | |
| Signed in Senate, June 30, 2014 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 1, 2014 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2014 | |
| Act No. 87 of 2014, July 2, 2014 |
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