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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5977: Health care fairness act

Creating the taxpayer health care fairness act.

Summary

  • Every employer of 1,000 or more employees must report to both the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the Health Care Authority (HCA) within 30 days of the completion of a calendar quarter, the number employed by the employer.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 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 9, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 2094
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the taxpayer health care fairness act;

Sponsors

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

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Karen Keiser D-33

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 5977 in other sessions

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

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