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• Introduced by Rep. Sarah Roberts (D) on June 25, 2009, to prohibit insurance companies from sanctioning employees who report “unfair” or deceptive actions by the company, and authorize giving such employees rewards from the government “insurance whistleblower fund” proposed by House Bill 5149.
  • Referred to the House Insurance Committee on June 25, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on August 19, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on August 19, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on August 19, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R) on August 19, 2009, to extend the bill's "whistleblower" provisions on insurance company employees to also include law firm employees. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on August 19, 2009.
• Passed 63 to 43 in the House on August 19, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on August 26, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on August 26, 2009.