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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2568

HB 2568: Employment verification syst

Maintaining voluntary use of electronic employment verification systems.

Summary

  • Prohibits the state and municipalities from requiring that a private employer use the Employment Eligibility Verification program, unless required by the federal government.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2568), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 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 17, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2568, SHB 2568

AN ACT Relating to maintaining voluntary use of electronic employment verification systems;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)

15 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38Senator D-22Bob Hasegawa D-11Luis Moscoso D-1Zack Hudgins D-11Cindy Ryu D-32Eric Pettigrew D-37Timm Ormsby D-3Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Chris Reykdal D-22Deb Eddy D-48Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Dave Upthegrove D-33Sherry Appleton D-23Marcie Maxwell D-41

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2568)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2568)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2568)
  6. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2568)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2568)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2568)
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2568)
  14. LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2568 in other sessions

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

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