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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5388

SB 5388: Employment information

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

Summary

  • An employer providing information about a current or former employee's job performance in response to a specific request from what the employer reasonably believes to be an employment agency or prospective employer is presumed to act in good faith.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5388), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Stephen Johnson (R-47)
Introduced
January 23, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
HB 1305
Versions
SB 5388, SSB 5388

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Stephen Johnson (R-47)

12 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Senator D-35Larry Sheahan R-9Aaron Reardon D-38Patricia Hale R-8Linda Evans Parlette R-12Don Benton R-17Shirley Winsley R-28Dave Schmidt R-44Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Mike Hewitt R-16Dale Brandland R-42Luke Esser R-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5388)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5388)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5388)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5388)
  8. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5388)
  9. Senate Rules "X" file.
  10. Referred to Rules.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5388)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. CT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5388)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5388)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5388)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. CT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Commerce & Trade.

SB 5388 in other sessions

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

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