WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1725: Offshoring of work

Prohibiting the offshoring of work under state contracts.

Summary

  • Prohibits work under certain state contracts from being performed at locations outside the United States.
  • Makes this prohibition applicable to state personal services, purchased services, and civil service.
  • Makes this prohibition inapplicable if the Director of the Office of Financial Management determines that the only practicable location where the services may be performed is clearly and justifiably outside the United States.
  • Also makes this prohibition inapplicable to goods procured under certain state contracts, and to certain state contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2006.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
February 2, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5777
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the offshoring of work under state contracts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

22 co-sponsors (22 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Tami Green D-28Zack Hudgins D-11Alex Wood D-3Sherry Appleton D-23Timm Ormsby D-3Geoff Simpson D-47Jeannie Darneille D-27Dawn Morrell D-25Brendan Williams D-22Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Steve Kirby D-29Ruth Kagi D-32Eileen Cody D-34John McCoy D-38Maralyn Chase D-32Mike Sells D-38Al O'Brien D-1Senator D-22Bob Hasegawa D-11Jim Moeller D-49Mary Helen Roberts D-21Pat Sullivan D-47

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1725 in other sessions

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

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