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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5848: Overtime for nurses

Extending prohibition of mandatory overtime to nurses in the public sector.

Summary

  • Revises the mandatory overtime prohibition applicable to nurses, but only with respect to increasing the types of health care facilities that are subject to the prohibition from requiring nurses to perform overtime work.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
February 2, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 1306

AN ACT Relating to revising the mandatory overtime prohibition applicable to nurses, but only with respect to increasing the types of health care facilities that are subject to the prohibition from requiring nurses to perform overtime work;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Rosa Franklin D-29Ed Murray D-43Karen Keiser D-33Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Adam Kline D-37Rosemary McAuliffe D-1

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 Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.

SB 5848 in other sessions

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