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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5767

SB 5767: State salary overpayment

Providing for recoupment of state employee salary and wage overpayments.

Summary

  • The state of Washington, as an employer, is authorized to recover overpayments of salary or wages to an employee by deducting amounts from future paychecks, or by bringing a civil action. Deductions must not exceed 5 percent of the employee's disposable earnings per pay period.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pam Roach (R-31)
Introduced
February 11, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1738
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5767, SSB 5767

AN ACT Relating to the recoupment of state employee salary and wage overpayments;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jim Kastama D-25

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5767)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5767)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5767)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5767)
  8. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5767)
  9. Senate Rules "X" file.
  10. Referred to Rules.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5767)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5767)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5767)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5767 in other sessions

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

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