BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2591: Local employment laws

Preempting local employment laws and contracts.

Summary

Prohibits a city, town, county, or port district from requiring, enforcing, or otherwise regulating by means of charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, resolution, or contract including purchase agreement any of the following for private employers: Payment of wages, hours of work, employee retention, or leave from employment.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to state preemption of local employment laws and contracts;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 22, 2014First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

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HB 2591 (2019–20) Foster care/dev. disability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2591 (2017–18) Hearing instruments/L&I · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2591 (2015–16) Dependency hearing notices · Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2016
HB 2591 (2011–12) Fire hydrant services · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2591 (2009–10) Water right permits · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2591 (2007–08) Higher education data · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2591 (2005–06) Special fuel taxes · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate