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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6237: Public transportation

Requiring that employee benefits for contract transportation employees be not less than those provided to public transportation employees.

Summary

  • Public employers offering transportation services may not contract out for those services typically or historically provided by public transportation system employees if the wages and benefits provided by the contracting firm are less than those provided to public transportation system employees. Public employers must notify affected labor organizations prior to contracting out.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6237), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2002
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Margarita Prentice (D-11)
Introduced
January 14, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2002
Companion bill
HB 2287
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to restrictions on public passenger transportation system agreements for services by private entities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)

14 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Adam Kline D-37Jim Kastama D-25Pat Thibaudeau D-43Georgia Gardner D-42Shirley Winsley R-28Rosa Franklin D-29Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Julia Patterson D-33Lisa Brown D-3Karen Keiser D-33Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Darlene Fairley D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Referred to Rules.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. LCF - Majority; do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.
  9. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6237 in other sessions

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