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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1812

HB 1812: Military spouses

Concerning military spouses.

Summary

  • Requires entities that issue licenses, certificates, registrations, or permits to perform professional services to establish procedures to expedite issuance to active duty military spouses who relocate to Washington and possess substantially equivalent authorization.
  • Adds military spouse as a state hiring preference and a permissive preference for private employers.
  • Extends the business and occupation tax credit and the public utility tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans to the hiring of unemployed military spouses.
  • Adds military spouses to existing employment initiatives.
  • Establishes a work group to develop recommendations on best practices for collecting demographic data on military families receiving services, support, assistance, and benefits from state agencies.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1812), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kristine Reeves (D-30)
Introduced
January 31, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1812, SHB 1812

AN ACT Relating to the military spouse equal economic opportunity act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kristine Reeves (D-30)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mari Leavitt D-28Chris Kilduff D-28Sherry Appleton D-23John Lovick D-44Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1812)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1812)
  4. Referred to Finance.
  5. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1812)
  6. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans.

HB 1812 in other sessions

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

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