WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2383: Employer prohibitions

Prohibiting employers from requiring employees to participate in certain communications about political, religious, or labor organizing matters.

Summary

  • Declares that it is unlawful for an employer to require its employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communications with the employer if the primary purpose is to communicate the employer's opinion about religious or political matters.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 14, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Sells (D-38)
Introduced
March 14, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting employers from requiring employees to participate in certain communications about political, religious, or labor organizing matters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Sells (D-38)

28 co-sponsors (27 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Steve Conway D-29Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Sherry Appleton D-23Tami Green D-28Maralyn Chase D-32Tom Campbell R-2Hans Dunshee D-44Eileen Cody D-34Timm Ormsby D-3Alex Wood D-3Kevin Van De Wege D-24Bob Hasegawa D-11Joe McDermott D-34Geoff Simpson D-47Zack Hudgins D-11Brian Blake D-19Jeannie Darneille D-27Jim Moeller D-49Christopher Hurst D-31Dawn Morrell D-25Eric Pettigrew D-37Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Steve Kirby D-29Senator D-22Brian Sullivan D-21Mark Ericks D-1Shay Schual-Berke D-33Brendan Williams D-22

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 2383 in other sessions

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