---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE."
description: "AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 359"
citation: "Connecticut SB 359 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development financial assistance", "State aid programs", "Whistle blowing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstein, Alexandra", "Fasano, Leonard A.", "Flexer, Mae", "Hartley, Joan V.", "Kushner, Julie", "Leone, Carlo", "Logan, George S.", "Needleman, Norman", "Osten, Catherine A.", "Petit, William A.", "Serra, Joseph C.", "Witkos, Kevin D."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f57fe383-7df4-4a0d-bd66-f6be5ae3bb13"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "278fce52c1ef8d04239ad38eb33ecb67c0e781fa788000acf2c50ff736899e53"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 359 (2019) — AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R01-SB.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R03-SB.PDF)
3. **LAB Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R02-SB.PDF)
4. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
- Fasano, Leonard A. — primary (person)
- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
- Hartley, Joan V. — primary (person)
- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
- Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- **2019-02-07** Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- **2019-02-15** PUBLIC HEARING 0221
- **2019-03-05** Vote to Draft
- **2019-03-18** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2019-03-19** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-04-01** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19
- **2019-04-08** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-04-08** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-04-08** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 250
- **2019-04-08** FILE NO. 511
- **2019-04-17** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-04-23** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-04-23** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-05-14** SENATE PASSED `passage`
- **2019-05-14** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2019-05-16** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2019-05-16** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 607
- **2019-06-05** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
- **2019-06-05** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2019-06-05** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-14** PUBLIC ACT 19-69 `became-law`
- **2019-06-19** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2019-06-19** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2019-06-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f57fe383-7df4-4a0d-bd66-f6be5ae3bb13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).