WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1356: Sick & safe employment leave

Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment.

Summary

  • ŸRequires employers with more than four full-time equivalent employees to provide paid leave to employees for: (1) specified medical reasons relating to the employee's or a family member's health; (2) reasons permitted under existing law requiring unpaid leave for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or (3) closure of the employee's place of business or child's school or place of care due to specified public health emergencies.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1356), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2015
  3. Passed HouseMar 3, 2015
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 19, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5306
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to assuring that all workers may take at least forty hours of accrued paid sick or safe leave per year and that workers for employers with more than fifty full-time equivalent employees may take greater amounts of paid leave, excepting only certain occasional Washington workers, workers of employers with four or fewer full-time equivalent employees, and workers in certain new firms;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

42 co-sponsors (42 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Marcus Riccelli D-3Senator D-22Jessyn Farrell D-46Derek Stanford D-1Joan McBride D-48Eileen Cody D-34Steve Tharinger D-24Roger Goodman D-45Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Pat Sullivan D-47Steve Bergquist D-11Eric Pettigrew D-37Hans Dunshee D-44Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Strom Peterson D-21Luis Moscoso D-1Cindy Ryu D-32Sherry Appleton D-23Mike Sells D-38Gerry Pollet D-46June Robinson D-38Chris Reykdal D-22Brady Walkinshaw D-43Tana Senn D-41Sharon Wylie D-49Timm Ormsby D-3Kristine Lytton D-40Jim Moeller D-49Ruth Kagi D-32Drew Hansen D-23Zack Hudgins D-11Gael Tarleton D-36David Sawyer D-29Jake Fey D-27Mia Gregerson D-33Carol Gregory D-30Kevin Van De Wege D-24Chris Kilduff D-28Brian Blake D-19Steve Kirby D-29Tina Orwall D-33Judy Clibborn D-41

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 3, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1356
51 Yea 46 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51000
Republican04601
How each member voted

Yea (51)

Excused (1)

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3 other recorded votes (amendments, procedural motions)

House · Amendment 49 by Vick (page 11, line 11)

March 3, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1356
46 Yea 51 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat05100
Republican46001
How each member voted

Nay (51)

Excused (1)

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House · Amendment 83 by Manweller (page 12, line 1)

March 3, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1356
47 Yea 50 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat15000
Republican46001
How each member voted

Nay (50)

Excused (1)

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House · Amendment 51 by Manweller (page 12, line 17)

March 3, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1356
47 Yea 50 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat15000
Republican46001
How each member voted

Nay (50)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  9. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  14. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  15. Minority; without recommendation.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. APP - Majority; do pass.
  18. Referred to Appropriations.
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. LAB - Majority; do pass.
  21. LAB - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1356 in other sessions

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