WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 6859: Musculoskeletal disorders

Allowing the department of labor and industries to regulate health standards for musculoskeletal disorders.

Summary

  • The Department of Labor and Industries is authorized to develop safety and health rules for WMSDs. For the first three years following final adoption for these rules, they apply only to seven state agencies (Labor and Industries, General Administration, Ecology, Transportation, Employment Security, Corrections, and Revenue).

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6859), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2000
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-35)
Introduced
February 28, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
February 28, 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-35)

10 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Jim Hargrove D-24Sid Snyder D-19Harold Hochstatter R-13Patricia Hale R-8Valoria Loveland D-16Stephen Johnson R-47Calvin Goings D-25Jim Horn R-41Dan Swecker R-20Shirley Winsley R-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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 6859 in other sessions

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