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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1732: Health care employees

Addressing meal and rest breaks and mandatory overtime for certain health care employees.

Summary

  • Provides that certain hospital employees must be allowed to take uninterrupted meal and rest periods that are not intermittent, except under limited circumstances.
  • Amends the prohibition on mandatory overtime in health care facilities by including additional employees, prohibiting the employer from using prescheduled on-call time to fill foreseeable staff shortages, and making other changes.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1732), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2015
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 2015
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Chris Reykdal (D-22)
Introduced
January 27, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to meal and rest breaks and mandatory overtime for certain health care employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Reykdal (D-22)

45 co-sponsors (45 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

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

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 9, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1732
52 Yea 46 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51000
Republican14600
How each member voted

Yea (52)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  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. Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  14. Minority; without recommendation.
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. APP - Majority; do pass.
  17. Referred to Appropriations.
  18. Minority; do not pass.
  19. LAB - Majority; do pass.
  20. LAB - Executive action taken by committee.
  21. First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1732 in other sessions

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