Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund; amount of reward. (HB1845)

Introduced By

Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond) with support from co-patron Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund; amount of reward; duties of the State Inspector General. Reduces the requirement for an award from the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund from $10,000 to $5,000 and expands the purposes for which the Fund may be used to include supporting the administration of the Fund, defraying Fund advertising costs, and subsidizing the operation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline, all of which expenditure is capped at five percent of the Fund. The bill also (i) authorizes the State Inspector General to split a reward among multiple whistle blowers reporting the same qualifying incident of wrongdoing or abuse, (ii) requires that by the end of each calendar quarter 85 percent of all sums recovered shall be deposited into the general fund, (iii) requires the State Inspector General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Fund, and (vi) changes the name of the State Employee Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline to the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2013Committee
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101463D
01/08/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/15/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1845)
01/31/2013Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
01/31/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/31/2013Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Committee substitute printed 13104874D-H1
02/02/2013Read first time
02/04/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104763D-H1
02/04/2013Read second time
02/04/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104874D-H1
02/04/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1845H1
02/05/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/05/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/08/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/11/2013Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Read third time
02/14/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2013Enrolled
02/20/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1845ER)
02/20/2013Signed by Speaker
02/20/2013Signed by President
03/20/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 572 (effective 7/1/13)
03/20/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0572)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.