2019 House Bill 4873

Create “state employee ombudsman” office

Introduced in the House

Aug. 29, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Sheryl Kennedy (D-48)

To revise a state “whistleblower protection act” that prohibits employers, including governments, from firing or retaliating against an employee for reporting wrongdoing. The bill would add references to the “state employee ombudsman” and investigation procedures proposed by House Bill 4872.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism