WV SB563 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-06 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-06 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide whistleblower protections to employees of state hospitals who report unsafe practices to governmental or regulatory agencies or the federally mandated protection and advocacy system.
Title
Providing whistleblower protections to healthcare workers who report unsafe patient care
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Trump [R] | Sen. Bill Hamilton [R] | Sen. Patricia Rucker [R] | Sen. Vince Deeds [R] |
| Sen. Rupert Phillips [R] | Sen. Jack Woodrum [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
