BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1553: Small agricultural employers

Describing educational visits to small agricultural employers.

Summary

Prohibits the Department of Labor and Industries, when making initial visits to agricultural employers with ten or fewer full-time employees, from conducting safety and health inspections or investigations, issuing notices or citations, or assessing civil penalties.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1553), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to voluntary compliance with safety standards by small agricultural employers;

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.

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