WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2642: Voluteer fire fighters

Requiring volunteer fire fighters to notify their employers of their volunteer service.

Summary

  • $ Bars a volunteer fire fighter from filing a complaint or bringing an action for wrongful discharge or discipline because of leave taken related to a fire or an emergency unless the volunteer fire fighter notified his or her employer of his or her volunteer service.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2002
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2002
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Christopher Hurst (D-31)
Introduced
January 23, 2002 in the House
Last action
March 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to notifying employers of volunteer fire fighter service;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Christopher Hurst (D-31)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Kathy Haigh D-35

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2002
Version voted on: HB 2642
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican48000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. LCF - Majority; do pass.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. CL - Majority; do pass.
  14. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 2642 in other sessions

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