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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5969

SB 5969: Employer/employee info

Limiting liability for information provided by former or current employers to prospective employers.

Summary

  • Liability protections are established for employers who provide work-related information about an employee to a prospective employer or employment agency. When disclosing information about an employee's job performance or conduct, the former employer is presumed to be acting in good faith and is immune from civil liability.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5969), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 8, 2002
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Stephen Johnson (R-47)
Introduced
February 12, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2002
Companion bill
HB 1881
Versions
SB 5969, SSB 5969

AN ACT Relating to information provided by former or current employers to prospective employers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Stephen Johnson (R-47)

10 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Jeanine Long R-44Senator D-35Joseph Zarelli R-18Dino Rossi R-5Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Ken Jacobsen D-46Bob McCaslin R-4Shirley Winsley R-28Val Stevens R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5969)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5969)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Referred to Rules.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5969)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5969)
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5969)
  10. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5969)
  11. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5969)
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  16. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  17. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

SB 5969 in other sessions

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

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