BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6079: Long-term care workers

Increasing the wages of long-term nonlicensed direct care workers.

Summary

Declares an intent to ensure that all nonlicensed direct care providers who are paid by the state, or private agencies contracting with the state, to provide direct care to vulnerable adults shall be paid an hourly salary that equals two times the minimum wage.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing the wages of long-term nonlicensed direct care workers;

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

No history recorded yet.

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

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SB 6079 (2023–24) Juv. detention/health recs. · Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2024
SB 6079 (2019–20) Land dev. & management/tax · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6079 (2017–18) Public employee birth dates · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6079 (2015–16) Basic education funding · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6079 (2013–14) Dairy inspection program · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6079 (2011–12) Institute for public policy · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6079 (2009–10) Rail fixed guideway system · Did not pass · died in committee