BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5609

SB 5609: State emplyee suggestn award

Making awards for state employees' suggestions.

Summary

$ Membership on the Productivity Board is reduced by two.
$ Laws are rewritten providing various programs awarding state employees for suggesting ways to save money and increase revenue collections. Among other changes, much of the detail regarding awards and incentive pay is deleted from law, the restriction is eliminated that a cash award under the employee suggestion program may not exceed 10 percent of the net savings arising from the suggestion, and the maximum value of a single recognition award is increased from $100 to $200.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5609), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 1999

IntroducedJan 29, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 16, 1999
Passed HouseApr 7, 1999
Governor
LawApr 20, 1999

Prime sponsor: Jim Horn (R-41)
Introduced: January 29, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: April 20, 1999
Session law: Chapter 50, Laws of 1999
Requested by: State agency
Companion bill: HB 1586
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5609, SSB 5609

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 16, 1999

Version voted on: SSB 5609

46 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	1	2

How each member voted

Yea (46)

Absent (1)

Bill Finkbeiner R-45

Excused (2)

Harold Hochstatter R-13
George Sellar R-12

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House · Final Passage

April 7, 1999

Version voted on: SSB 5609

91 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 7 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	44	0	0	5
Republican	47	0	0	2

How each member voted

Yea (91)

Excused (7)

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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.

SB 5609 in other sessions

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

SB 5609 (2025–26) Cultural resources/land use · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5609 (2023–24) Housing approval · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2021–22) Juvenile fingerprinting · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5609 (2019–20) State spending limit · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2017–18) Public assistance/resources · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2015–16) Synthetic plastic microbeads · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5609 (2013–14) Plat approvals · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2011–12) Health care financing · Did not pass · died in committee

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