BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6401

SB 6401: Vulnerable adults

Protecting vulnerable adults.

Summary

C The state must conduct federal and state background checks on any individuals who have lived in Washington less than three years and whose employment is with vulnerable adults.
C The list of crimes that disqualify a person from being employed as an individual provider or a provider in a home care agency is expanded.
C The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), not just the Area Agency on Aging, is allowed to terminate a contract when the individual provider is not providing adequate care.
C The DSHS may, by rule, adopt guidelines for implementing provisions of the bill that authorize the department to terminate the contract of an individual provider if the provider is unable to, or has failed to, provide appropriate care.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6401), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

IntroducedJan 14, 2000
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 15, 2000
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced: January 14, 2000 in the Senate
Last action: March 9, 2000
Requested by: Governor
Companion bill: HB 2569
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 6401, SSB 6401

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 15, 2000

Version voted on: SSB 6401

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	21	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

George Sellar R-12

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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 6401 in other sessions

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

SB 6401 (2019–20) Noxious weeds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6401 (2017–18) Diaper changing stations · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6401 (2015–16) Secondary fish receivers · Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2016, 1st Special Session
SB 6401 (2013–14) Electr salary & wage payment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6401 (2011–12) Higher ed institutions · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6401 (2009–10) General contractor projects · Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2010
SB 6401 (2007–08) Offender supervision · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6401 (2005–06) Charter licenses · Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2006

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