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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 381 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1680
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lenny Mirra
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the reporting of certain violations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 381 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1680
By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1680) of
Lenny Mirra relative to the reporting of certain violations and the protection of whistleblowers,
so-called. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1802 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the reporting of certain violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 25 of chapter 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:—
3 (e) An individual who reports a suspected violation of sections 20 through 23 of chapter
440B, chapter 40R, section 2 of chapter 62B, sections 26 and 27, and 148 and 148C of chapter
5149, sections 13 and 14 of chapter 151A, section 25A of chapter 152, or section 18 of chapter
6159, to the council or any other authority charged with enforcement, which substantially
7contributes to the prosecution of a violation thereof, shall receive 10 per cent of the proceeds
8recovered and collected in the action or in settlement of the claim; provided further, that nothing
9in this subsection shall reduce an award of wages owed to an employee pursuant to section 148
10of chapter 149. Neither the council nor any enforcement agency shall disclose any information, 2 of 2
11including information provided by a whistleblower, which could reasonably be expected to
12reveal the identity of a whistleblower, unless and until required to be disclosed to a defendant or
13respondent in connection with a public proceeding.
14 No employee shall be penalized by an employer in any way as a result of any action on
15the part of an employee to seek his or her rights or reporting a violation under this section. Any
16employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because
17such employee has made a complaint to the attorney general or any other person, or assists the
18attorney general in any investigation under this chapter, or has instituted, or caused to be
19instituted any proceeding under or related to this section, or has testified or is about to testify in
20any such proceedings, shall have violated this section and shall be punished or shall be subject to
21a civil citation of order as provided in section 27C or Chapter 149.