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House adopts amendment and passes SB 95 to strengthen state whistleblower protections
Summary
The House passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 95 after adopting a technical amendment that clarifies the employee is the reported 'party' and replaces 'substantial evidence' with the civil standard 'preponderance of the evidence.' The measure passed the House 67–1 and will return to the Senate as amended.
Representative Cunningham, the House sponsor, told colleagues the bill grew out of legislative audits — including problems found at the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control — and aims to give employees better protection when they report wrongdoing. "SB 95 affords greater protection for the whistleblower while remaining, fair to the employers," he said during floor remarks.
Representative Derek Brown moved Amendment 2 (dated March 13), which he described as a friendly change that…
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