WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2412: WISHA employee protections

Increasing protections for employees under the Washington industrial safety and health act of 1973.

Summary

  • Increases civil and criminal penalties for violations under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act.
  • Provides that upon request, the Director (or designee) of the Department of Labor and Industries must meet with a victim, provide information to a victim, and, for incidents resulting in death or serious injury, give the victim an opportunity to make a statement before the parties.
  • Increases the time to file a discrimination complaint from 30 to 180 days and adds discrimination for reporting any unsafe condition to the employer and other reporting.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2412), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2012
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2012
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)
Introduced
January 13, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing protections for employees under the Washington industrial safety and health act of 1973;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38Chris Reykdal D-22Luis Moscoso D-1Mark Miloscia D-30Tami Green D-28Timm Ormsby D-3Bob Hasegawa D-11Mary Helen Roberts D-21Zack Hudgins D-11Eileen Cody D-34Jim Moeller D-49

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  6. LWD - Majority; do pass.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2412 in other sessions

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

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