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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE."
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description: "AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "SB 359"
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citation: "Connecticut SB 359 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Economic development financial assistance", "State aid programs", "Whistle blowing"]
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status: "enacted"
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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."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2019-01-23"
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last_action: "2019-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f57fe383-7df4-4a0d-bd66-f6be5ae3bb13"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "278fce52c1ef8d04239ad38eb33ecb67c0e781fa788000acf2c50ff736899e53"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut SB 359 (2019) — AN ACT EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R01-SB.PDF)
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2. **JUD Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R03-SB.PDF)
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3. **LAB Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R02-SB.PDF)
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4. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00359-R00-SB.PDF)
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## Sponsors
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- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
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- Fasano, Leonard A. — primary (person)
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- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
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- Hartley, Joan V. — primary (person)
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- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
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- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
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- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
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- Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
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- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
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- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
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- Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
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- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-23** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-29** Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
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- **2019-02-07** Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
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- **2019-02-15** PUBLIC HEARING 0221
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- **2019-03-05** Vote to Draft
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- **2019-03-18** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
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- **2019-03-19** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-21** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-22** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2019-04-01** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19
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- **2019-04-08** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2019-04-08** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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- **2019-04-08** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 250
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- **2019-04-08** FILE NO. 511
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- **2019-04-17** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-22** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-23** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2019-04-23** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2019-04-23** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-23** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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- **2019-05-14** SENATE PASSED `passage`
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- **2019-05-14** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
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- **2019-05-16** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
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- **2019-05-16** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 607
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- **2019-06-05** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
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- **2019-06-05** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
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- **2019-06-05** IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2019-06-14** PUBLIC ACT 19-69 `became-law`
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- **2019-06-19** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2019-06-19** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
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- **2019-06-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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