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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1728: Isolated worker protection

Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers.

Summary

  • Requires certain employers that employ custodians, security guards, hotel or motel housekeepers, or other isolated workers to adopt a sexual harassment policy, provide mandatory sexual harassment training, provide a list of resources to employees, and provide a panic button to each isolated worker.
  • Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to establish procedures for licensing property service contractors.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1728), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 29, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5258
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)

27 co-sponsors (27 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38Sharon Shewmake D-42Nicole Macri D-43Tina Orwall D-33Mia Gregerson D-33Beth Doglio D-22Mike Pellicciotti D-30Timm Ormsby D-3Lisa Callan D-5Eric Pettigrew D-37Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Laurie Jinkins D-27Gerry Pollet D-46Javier Valdez D-46Jared Mead D-44My-Linh Thai D-41Strom Peterson D-21Cindy Ryu D-32Derek Stanford D-1Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Gael Tarleton D-36Sharon Wylie D-49Roger Goodman D-45Bill Ramos D-5Vandana Slatter D-48Steve Bergquist D-11Marcus Riccelli D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

HB 1728 in other sessions

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

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