WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1518: Wage liens/wage recovery act

Creating the Washington wage recovery act.

Summary

  • Creates a statutory wage lien for claims on unpaid wages.
  • Creates procedures for establishing, foreclosing, and extinguishing wage liens.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1518), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mia Gregerson (D-33)
Introduced
January 22, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5567
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing wage liens;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mia Gregerson (D-33)

27 co-sponsors (27 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Chris Reykdal D-22Gerry Pollet D-46Cindy Ryu D-32Roger Goodman D-45Luis Moscoso D-1Joan McBride D-48Mike Sells D-38Strom Peterson D-21Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Sharon Wylie D-49Eric Pettigrew D-37Eileen Cody D-34Dean Takko D-19Hans Dunshee D-44Steve Tharinger D-24Timm Ormsby D-3Kristine Lytton D-40Marcus Riccelli D-3Derek Stanford D-1Zack Hudgins D-11Ruth Kagi D-32Kevin Van De Wege D-24Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Steve Bergquist D-11Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Brady Walkinshaw D-43Jessyn Farrell D-46

Votes

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

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. LAB - Majority; do pass.
  9. LAB - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1518 in other sessions

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