WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6794

SB 6794: State ferry employees

Concerning collective bargaining by state ferry employees.

Summary

  • Modifies collective bargaining between the bargaining representative of ferry workers and the state beginning with bargaining for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, including requiring bargaining before the adoption of the biennial budget, review of the funding request by the Office of Financial Management, and submission of a certified funding request to the Legislature in the Governor's budget.

From the Substitute House Bill Analysis (SSB 6794), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2006
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2006
  3. Passed SenateFeb 11, 2006
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 24, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
March 8, 2006
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 3178
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6794, SSB 6794

AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining by state ferry employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Luke Esser R-48Ken Jacobsen D-46Joyce Mulliken R-13Harriet Spanel D-40

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2006
Version voted on: SSB 6794
44 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican18005
How each member voted
Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 6794)
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. (SSB 6794)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. (SSB 6794)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6794)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6794)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6794)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6794)
  10. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6794)
  11. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 6794 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page