This bill, designated as HB121 and enrolled, aims to protect county and municipal employees from retaliation by their supervisors when they report violations of laws, regulations, or rules. The bill defines an "employee" as someone working for a county, municipality, or other local political subdivision of the state, and a "public body" as an agency, board, commission, council, or department of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision.

The key provision of the bill prohibits supervisors from taking adverse employment actions, such as firing, demoting, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against employees who report, under oath or in an affidavit, any violations to a public body. The bill is set to become effective on October 1, 2024. The bill has been passed by the House on February 22, 2024, and by the Senate on April 16, 2024, as indicated by the insertions in the text.