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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5606

SB 5606: Background checks

Regarding background checks.

Summary

  • $ Establishes the Legislature = s intent to require background check investigations to be conducted on all current Department of Social and Health Services employees and applicants for a state position who will or may have unsupervised access to persons under 18 years, persons under 21 years confined under the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, or vulnerable adults.
  • $ Authorizes the State School for the Deaf and the State School for the Blind to conduct pre-employment, fingerprint-based Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation records checks for positions involving regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2001
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2001
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2001
  4. Passed HouseApr 11, 2001
  5. GovernorMay 14, 2001
  6. LawMay 14, 2001
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 29, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
May 14, 2001
Session law
Chapter 296, Laws of 2001
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1776
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5606, ESSB 5606

AN ACT Relating to making the background check requirements for employees consistent with background check requirements for service providers, agencies, and entities serving vulnerable adults and children;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jeanine Long R-44

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2001
Version voted on: ESSB 5606
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican23001
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 11, 2001
Version voted on: ESSB 5606
92 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat46003
Republican46003
How each member voted

Yea (92)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 20, 2001
Version voted on: ESSB 5606
93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat46003
Republican47002
How each member voted

Yea (93)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 20, 2001
Version voted on: ESSB 5606
40 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 9 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22003
Republican18006
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/22/2001. (ESSB 5606)
  2. Chapter 296, 2001 Laws. (ESSB 5606)
  3. Governor signed. (ESSB 5606)
  4. President signed. (ESSB 5606)
  5. Speaker signed. (ESSB 5606)
  6. Delivered to Governor. (ESSB 5606)
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments. (ESSB 5606)
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 40; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 9. (ESSB 5606)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. (ESSB 5606)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 5606)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 5606)
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment. (ESSB 5606)
  13. Rules suspended. (ESSB 5606)
  14. Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments. (ESSB 5606)
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6. (ESSB 5606)
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 5606)
  17. Committee amendment adopted as amended. (ESSB 5606)
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 5606)
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 5606)
  20. Minority; do not pass. (ESSB 5606)
  21. CFS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESSB 5606)
  22. CFS - Executive action taken by committee. (ESSB 5606)
  23. First reading, referred to Children & Family Services. (ESSB 5606)
  24. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. (ESSB 5606)
  25. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 5606)
  26. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 5606)
  27. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESSB 5606)
  28. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  29. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 5606)
  30. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 5606)
  32. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  33. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESSB 5606)
  34. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  35. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

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