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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1515

HB 1515: Employer-employee status

Concerning the employer-employee relationship.

Summary

  • Creates a work group on employee classification to examine questions regarding worker classifications as employees, independent contractors, or exempt from coverage under various laws.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1515), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcus Riccelli (D-3)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5513
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1515, SHB 1515

AN ACT Relating to simplifying, clarifying, and making consistent employee status under industrial insurance laws, prevailing wage laws, wage deduction laws, wage payment laws, minimum wage laws, and unemployment compensation laws, and creating the employee fair classification act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D-3)

15 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Beth Doglio D-22Noel Frame D-36Timm Ormsby D-3Javier Valdez D-46Monica Jurado Stonier D-49June Robinson D-38Eileen Cody D-34Mike Pellicciotti D-30Strom Peterson D-21Steve Tharinger D-24Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Mike Sells D-38Kristine Reeves D-30Gerry Pollet D-46Nicole Macri D-43

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1515)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1515)
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  5. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1515)
  6. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

HB 1515 in other sessions

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

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