WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1153: Healthcare employee overtime

Regulating mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities.

Summary

  • Extends the prohibition on mandatory overtime in health care facilities to additional employees.
  • Prohibits employers from using prescheduled on-call time to fill chronic or foreseeable staff shortages.
  • Modifies exceptions to the prohibition on mandatory overtime related to prescheduled on-call time and completion of patient care procedures.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1153), 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, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 14, 2013
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Chris Reykdal (D-22)
Introduced
January 17, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Reykdal (D-22)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38Tami Green D-28Luis Moscoso D-1Hans Dunshee D-44Cindy Ryu D-32Kevin Van De Wege D-24Gerry Pollet D-46Dawn Morrell D-25Senator D-22

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

HB 1153 in other sessions

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

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