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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2824

HB 2824: Hours of labor for nurses

Regarding hours of labor for nurses.

Summary

  • Adds various public facilities, including state hospitals, veterans' homes, residential habitation centers, and correctional facilities, to the health care facilities prohibited from requiring overtime from their nursing staff.
  • Limits exceptions to the prohibition on mandatory overtime for circumstances relating to prescheduled on-call time and patient care in progress.
  • Requires health care facilities to schedule meal and rest periods for certain registered and licensed practical nurses.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2824), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tami Green (D-28)
Introduced
January 16, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 5, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2824, SHB 2824

AN ACT Relating to hours of labor for nurses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Mike Sells D-38Senator D-22Sharon Nelson D-34Steve Conway D-29Dawn Morrell D-25Jeannie Darneille D-27Jim McIntire D-46Pat Sullivan D-47Alex Wood D-3Geoff Simpson D-47Bob Hasegawa D-11Al O'Brien D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2824)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2824)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2824)
  5. CL - Majority; do pass. (SHB 2824)
  6. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. CL - Majority; do pass.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 2824 in other sessions

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

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