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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5568: Wage violations, damages for

Providing damages for wage violations.

Summary

  • Increases the penalty for certain wage violations.

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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
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1006

AN ACT Relating to damages for wage violations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

15 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Pramila Jayapal D-37Senator D-46Maralyn Chase D-32Karen Keiser D-33Jeannie Darneille D-27Sharon Nelson D-34Christine Rolfes D-23Marko Liias D-21Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Kevin Ranker D-40John McCoy D-38Rosemary 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 5568 in other sessions

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