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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5423: Workplace bullying

Addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment.

Summary

  • Creates an unfair practice under the Washington State Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) to subject an employee to an abusive work environment.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5423), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
January 24, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Senator D-22Patty Kuderer D-48Rebecca Saldaña D-37

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 5423 in other sessions

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

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