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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5299: Health outcomes/pregnancy

Promoting healthy outcomes for pregnant women and infants.

Summary

  • Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation in employment for pregnancy unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer's business.
  • Requires certain health care facilities to establish skin-to-skin contact and room-in policies for newborn infants.
  • Creates the Healthy Pregnancy Advisory Committee to develop a strategy to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5299), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 19, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to promoting healthy outcomes for pregnant women and infants;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Maralyn Chase D-32Bob Hasegawa D-11Steve Conway D-29

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  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 & Sports.

SB 5299 in other sessions

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