BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2995: Civil liability reform

Creating employer immunity for good faith job references.

Summary

Provides that an employer who discloses information about a former or current employee's job performance, conduct, or other work-related information to a prospective employer, or employment agency as defined by RCW 49.60.040, at the specific request of that individual employer or employment agency, is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences when such disclosure is made in good faith.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2995), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to civil liability reform;

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

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

HB 2995 (2017–18) Energy · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2995 (2015–16) Four-year balanced budget · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2995 (2009–10) Carbon monoxide alarms · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2995 (2007–08) Electric research · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2995 (2005–06) Preferred drug substitutions · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2995 (2001–02) Vehicle dealers · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2995 (1999–00) Apiaries · Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2000
HB 2995 (1997–98) Breast/cervical cancr screen · Did not pass · died in committee