WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5969: Public employee bargaining

Concerning public employee collective bargaining.

Summary

  • Requires the Office of Financial Management to maintain a website with copies and summaries of tentatively agreed to collective bargaining agreements.
  • Requires the Governor or designee to convene at least six meetings of the Joint Committee on Employment Relations.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5969), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
  1. IntroducedJun 28, 2017
  2. Out of committeeJun 28, 2017
  3. Passed SenateJun 29, 2017
  4. Passed HouseJun 29, 2017
  5. GovernorJul 6, 2017
  6. LawJul 6, 2017
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
June 28, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
July 6, 2017
Session law
Chapter 23, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
Requested by
State agency

AN ACT Relating to increasing transparency in public employee collective bargaining through the posting of the content of bargaining agreements and meetings of the joint committee of employment relations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

John Braun R-20Steve Hobbs D-44Mark Mullet D-5Steve Conway D-29

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed June 29, 2017
Version voted on: SB 5969
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican24000
How each member voted
Permalink to this vote

House · Final Passage

Passed June 29, 2017
Version voted on: SB 5969
93 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat48101
Republican45003
How each member voted

Yea (93)

Nay (1)

Excused (4)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. Effective date 10/19/2017.
  2. Chapter 23, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
  12. Placed on second reading.
  13. First Reading.

SB 5969 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page