BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 6168: DSHS phone answering service

Requiring the department of social and health services to have a phone system that facilitates access to a departmental employee rather than voice mail.

Summary

The Department of Social and Health Services must make a person available to respond to incoming telephone calls during regular hours of operation. Calls on primary public service numbers must be answered promptly.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6168), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

IntroducedJan 10, 2000
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 9, 2000
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Darlene Fairley (D-32)
Introduced: January 10, 2000 in the Senate
Last action: March 9, 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 9, 2000

Version voted on: SB 6168

46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (3)

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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 6168 in other sessions

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

SB 6168 (2025–26) CCA suspensions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6168 (2023–24) International leadership · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6168 (2019–20) Operating budget, supplement · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 357, Laws of 2020
SB 6168 (2017–18) School compost & recycling · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6168 (2015–16) Drainage ditches/habitat · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6168 (2013–14) Children's administration · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6168 (2011–12) Renewable energy facilities · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6168 (2009–10) Education program costs · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 578, Laws of 2009

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