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State Employee Loyalty bill stalls after committee questions over scope and whistleblower protections
Summary
Rep. Judy Boyle’s House Bill 319, which would restrict state employees from representing claimants against the state, drew extensive questions from lawmakers and died for lack of a motion after concerns about breadth and First Amendment and whistleblower protections.
Rep. Judy Boyle (Representative, District 9) introduced House Bill 319, a proposal that would bar state employees from acting as paid or unpaid agents, consultants, experts or attorneys in claims against the state.
The bill drew sustained questioning from committee members about whether it would chill whistleblowers, prevent fact witnesses from testifying and limit First Amendment activity. "They have to decide 1 or the other. They're a State employee or they're a private contractor," Boyle said in defense of the measure.
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