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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5329

SB 5329: Public employee bargaining

Requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings.

Summary

  • The provision exempting collective bargaining sessions with unions involving contract negotiations from the Open Public Meetings Act is removed, and language is added providing that collective bargaining sessions with unions involving contract negotiations must be open to the public.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5329), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2015
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
January 19, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Versions
SB 5329, SSB 5329

AN ACT Relating to requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

7 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Senator R-2Mark Schoesler R-9Mike Padden R-4Jan Angel R-26Judy Warnick R-13Senator R-15Mike Hewitt R-16

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5329)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5329)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Moved to Rules White Sheet. (SSB 5329)
  6. Moved to Rules White Sheet.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5329)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5329)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5329)
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5329)
  14. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  15. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5329)
  16. Senate Rules "X" file.
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5329)
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5329)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  21. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5329)
  22. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5329)
  23. Minority; do not pass.
  24. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  25. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 5329 in other sessions

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