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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5240

SB 5240: Minimum wage violations

Authorizing penalties for wage payment violations.

Summary

  • An employer who violates a record keeping requirement under the Minimum Wage Act may be assessed a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 per violation per employee.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5240), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 2, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 18, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1311
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5240, SSB 5240

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the director of labor and industries to issue and enforce civil penalties for violations of the minimum wage act and chapter 49.48 RCW;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Karen Fraser D-22Margarita Prentice D-11Adam Kline D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5240)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5240)
  4. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5240)
  5. Referred to Rules.
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5240)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5240)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5240)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5240)
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.

SB 5240 in other sessions

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

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