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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5566: Employee status enforcement

Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.

Summary

  • Establishes the employee fair classification act to simplify and enforce employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-46)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1519
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-46)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Pramila Jayapal D-37Jeannie Darneille D-27Karen Keiser D-33Steve Conway D-29Annette Cleveland D-49Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Sharon Nelson D-34John McCoy D-38Maralyn Chase D-32Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Karen Fraser D-22Andy Billig D-3

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. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 5566 in other sessions

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