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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5355

SB 5355: Liability/state employees

Limiting liability for specified state workers for errors of judgment.

Summary

  • The state Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Corrections through its employees and agents are not liable when the state worker or agent exercises reasonable care and selects one of two or more alternative courses of action, even though the course of action chosen results in a poor outcome.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5355), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2001
  3. Passed SenateMar 13, 2001
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
January 19, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 16, 2002
Versions
SB 5355, SSB 5355

AN ACT Relating to the exercise of reasonable care by state employees and its agents at the department of social and health services and the department of corrections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 13, 2001
Version voted on: SSB 5355
32 Yea 17 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat16900
Republican16800
How each member voted
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History

  1. On motion, referred to Human Services & Corrections. (SSB 5355)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5355)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5355)
  4. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 5355)
  5. Referred to Judiciary. (SSB 5355)
  6. Held on first reading. (SSB 5355)
  7. First Reading. (SSB 5355)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5355)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5355)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5355)
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5355)
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5355)
  15. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  16. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5355)
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5355)
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  20. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5355 in other sessions

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