BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1691
HB 1691: Workers' comp actions
Restricting actions against employers under industrial insurance.
Summary
- Under the industrial insurance law, for an injured worker's injury to result from the "deliberate intention" of the employer, the specific purpose of the employer's conduct must have been to bring about that injury. The purpose of the employer's conduct is a question of law to be determined by the court.
From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1691), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Cathy McMorris (R-7)
- Introduced
- February 5, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- SB 5651
- Versions
- HB 1691, SHB 1691
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Cathy McMorris (R-7)
4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 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 1691 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1691 (2025–26) Yakima basin water plan
- HB 1691 (2023–24) Eluding a police vehicle
- HB 1691 (2021–22) Oil spills/financial resp.
- HB 1691 (2019–20) Local infra/public works brd
- HB 1691 (2017–18) Teacher & principal eval prg
- HB 1691 (2015–16) Public records act, remedies
- HB 1691 (2013–14) Boards/local school, ESD's
- HB 1691 (2011–12) Embalmers