Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3023 Compare Versions

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30		-	April 9, 2024
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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 3023 By: Humphrey of the House
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38	33		Bullard of the Senate
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43		-	[ whistleblower protection - public policy -
44		-	punishment - incarceration - fine - civil cause of
45		-	action - recoverable damages - attorney fees - costs
46		-	- codification - effective date ]
	38	+	An Act relating to whistleblower protection; stating
	39	+	public policy; defining term; prescribing criminal
	40	+	punishment for certain actions; providing for
	41	+	incarceration; providing for imposition of fine;
	42	+	providing for civil cause of action; specifying
	43	+	recoverable damages; providing for awa rd of attorney
	44	+	fees; providing for award of cos ts; providing for
	45	+	codification; and providing an effective date.
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51	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52	51		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified
53	52		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 25001 of Title 74, unless there
54	53		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
55	54		It is the public policy of this state to protect those persons
56	55		disclosing wrongdoing by state agencies, po litical subdivisions,
57	56		public trusts, and those in the private sector who have supervisory
58	57		or other controls over persons in th eir workplace who rep ort
59	58		wrongdoing without fear or threat of retaliation. Such persons
60	59		reporting wrongdoing shall be known as "whistleblowers".
61	60		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
62	61		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 25002 of Title 74, unless there
63	62		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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91	89		A. As used in this section "retaliation" means any threat or
92	90		action to terminate, demote, refusal to promote , threaten or
93	91		intimidate a whistle blower who reports wrongdoing.
94	92		B. Any public official and/or employee, employer or employee
95	93		who supervises a whistleblower that engages in an actio n or activity
96	94		that violated public policy as defined in Section 1 of this act for
97	95		reporting wrongdoing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
98	96		incarceration for up to one (1) year and a Five Thousand Dollar
99	97		($5,000.00) fine, and liable civilly for a ll economic, emotional and
100	98		mental anguish directly caused thereby together with punitive
101	99		damages, and such person shall be prohibited from holding any public
102	100		office or employment.
103	101		C. Any whistle blower who successfully prosecutes an action
104	102		under this act shall be entitled to a r easonable attorney fee
105	103		together with costs.
106	104		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
107		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
108		-	April 9, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
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	131	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2024.
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	136	+	Presiding Officer of the House
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	141	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
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