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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 3145

HB 3145: Wage complaints

Improving administration of wage complaints.

Summary

  • Establishes a civil penalty for repeat willful violators of the wage payment laws.
  • Modifies the wage payment provisions with respect to tolling the statute of limitations, successor business liability, minimum penalty amounts, and the bonding authority of the Department of Labor and Industries.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 3145), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2010
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2010
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2010
  3. Passed HouseFeb 10, 2010
  4. Passed SenateMar 4, 2010
  5. GovernorMar 12, 2010
  6. LawMar 12, 2010
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 28, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 12, 2010
Session law
Chapter 42, Laws of 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 3145, SHB 3145

AN ACT Relating to improving administration of wage complaints by defining the limitations period for administrative wage claims through the department of labor and industries, clarifying the requirements for the department to extend the time period for wage complaint investigations, revising the department's bond authority, tolling the civil statute of limitations, increasing minimum penalties for violators, creating and affecting waiver of penalties for repeat willful violators, and providing for wage law violation liability for successor businesses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mary Helen Roberts D-21Geoff Simpson D-47Roger Goodman D-45Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Steve Conway D-29Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 10, 2010
Version voted on: SHB 3145
95 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat60001
Republican35011
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Absent (1)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage on Reconsideration

Passed February 10, 2010
Version voted on: SHB 3145
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat60001
Republican36001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2010
Version voted on: SHB 3145
44 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29002
Republican15201
How each member voted

Nay (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/10/2010. (SHB 3145)
  2. Chapter 42, 2010 Laws. (SHB 3145)
  3. Governor signed. (SHB 3145)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 3145)
  5. President signed. (SHB 3145)
  6. Speaker signed. (SHB 3145)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SHB 3145)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 3145)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 3145)
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 3145)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3145)
  12. LCCP - Majority; do pass. (SHB 3145)
  13. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. (SHB 3145)
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 3145)
  15. Vote on third reading will be reconsidered. (SHB 3145)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 2. (SHB 3145)
  17. Placed on third reading. (SHB 3145)
  18. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 3145)
  19. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted.
  20. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. (SHB 3145)
  21. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3145)
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  24. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 3145)
  25. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  26. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 3145 in other sessions

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