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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5630: Equal pay and opportunities

Enacting the equal pay opportunity act by amending and enhancing enforcement of the equal pay act and protecting worker communications about wages and employment opportunities.

Summary

  • Establishes the equal pay opportunity act. Updates the existing state equal pay act to address income disparities, employer discrimination, and retaliation practices.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Annette Cleveland (D-49)
Introduced
January 27, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1646
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to enacting the equal pay opportunity act by amending and enhancing enforcement of the equal pay act and protecting worker communications about wages and employment opportunities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Annette Cleveland (D-49)

20 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Pramila Jayapal D-37Senator D-46Karen Keiser D-33Christine Rolfes D-23Sharon Nelson D-34John McCoy D-38Jamie Pedersen D-43Bob Hasegawa D-11Jeannie Darneille D-27Maralyn Chase D-32Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Cyrus Habib D-48Andy Billig D-3Karen Fraser D-22Brian Hatfield D-19Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Steve Hobbs D-44Kevin Ranker D-40Marko Liias D-21

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 5630 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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