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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5940

SB 5940: Hanford/occupational disease

Creating a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the United States department of energy Hanford site.

Summary

  • Creates a presumption for Hanford nuclear site workers that certain enumerated diseases and conditions are occupational diseases for the purposes of industrial insurance coverage.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedMay 19, 2017
  2. Out of committeeJan 17, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
May 19, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Versions
SB 5940, SSB 5940

AN ACT Relating to the presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the United States department of energy Hanford site;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Guy Palumbo D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5940)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5940)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5940)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5940)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5940)
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  14. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  15. First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5940 in other sessions

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

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