BILL · 1993–94 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1579

HB 1579: Workers comp/prohibited prac

Providing civil penalties for prohibited practices in industrial insurance.

Summary

It is unlawful for an employer, employer's representative, or any person to: (1)induce or coerce an employee not to report an industrial accident; (2)induce or coerce an employee to treat an industrial accident as an off-the-job injury; (3)unreasonably make it necessary for the employee to resort to proceedings against the employer to obtain industrial insurance compensation; (4)engage in a practice of arbitrarily…

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1579), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

IntroducedFeb 3, 1993
Out of committee
Passed HouseFeb 7, 1994
Passed Senatestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Grace Cole (D-32)
Introduced: February 3, 1993 in the House
Last action: March 11, 1994
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: HB 1579, SHB 1579

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 7, 1994

Version voted on: SHB 1579

94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	62	0	0	1
Republican	32	0	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

Permalink to this vote

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1579 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1579 (2025–26) Student transportation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1579 (2023–24) Independent prosecutions · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1579 (2021–22) Residential prop valuation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1579 (2019–20) Chinook abundance · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 290, Laws of 2019
HB 1579 (2017–18) Real estate disclos./schools · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1579 (2015–16) Underinsured motor vehicle · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1579 (2013–14) Paint stewardship · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1579 (2011–12) Vehicles/insurance proof · Did not pass · died in committee

Report wrong or missing information on this page