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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2622

HB 2622: Workers' primary language

Requiring medical claims to be addressed by communicating with workers in their primary language.

Summary

  • Requires certain industrial insurance communications to be in the worker's primary language when designated by the worker.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2622), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 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 19, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2622, SHB 2622

AN ACT Relating to communicating with workers in their primary language;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Timm Ormsby D-3Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Luis Moscoso D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2622)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2622)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2622)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2622)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2622)
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2622 in other sessions

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

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