BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5678
SB 5678: Whistleblowers
Changing whistleblower provisions.
Summary
- If a local government has failed to adopt and publish policies advising employees to whom they may report alleged improper governmental actions, the employees may make such reports to the county prosecuting attorney, unless the alleged improper action involves the prosecuting attorney or an employee of the prosecuting attorney, in which event the complaining employee may report to the Attorney General.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5678), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 31, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
- Introduced
- January 31, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1583
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5678, SSB 5678
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
7 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5678 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5678 (2025–26) Residential landlord-tenant
- SB 5678 (2023–24) Firearms safety/K-12
- SB 5678 (2021–22) Energy project orders
- SB 5678 (2019–20) Marijuana retailer training
- SB 5678 (2017–18) Mobile home park tenants
- SB 5678 (2015–16) Exempted info/public records
- SB 5678 (2013–14) Traffic safety cameras
- SB 5678 (2011–12) On-site sewage treatment