BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2176: Minimum wage & overtime comp

Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.

Summary

Limits the liability of employers for failing to pay minimum wages or overtime compensation when the employer acted in good faith and in conformity with a rule, policy, or practice of the Department of Labor and Industries.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 2176), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints;

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

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

HB 2176 (2025–26) Drug therapy agreements/PRA · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2176 (2023–24) Preventive dental care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2176 (2019–20) Fiscal matters T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2176 (2017–18) REAL ID act · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2176 (2015–16) Natural resources T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2176 (2013–14) Leased energy systems · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2176 (2011–12) Impaired drivers/judgments · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2176 (2007–08) Interpreter services · Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2008