BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1583
HB 1583: Discharge of employees
Requiring that employers provide discharged employees with a written statement of the reasons for the discharge.
Summary
- The department must incorporate into any current wage and hour poster provided to employers information stating that upon the written request of a discharged employee, an employer has an obligation to furnish the employee, within 10 working days of the request, a signed written statement of the reasons for the employee = s discharge and the effective date of the discharge.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1583), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 31, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- John Blalock (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 31, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Versions
- HB 1583, SHB 1583
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: John Blalock (D-33)
16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
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 1583 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1583 (2017–18) District legislative offices
- HB 1583 (2015–16) School construction taxes
- HB 1583 (2013–14) Drugs/90-day supply limit
- HB 1583 (2011–12) Food & beverage workers