BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2239

HB 2239: Employee personal vehicles

Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles.

Summary

Prohibits certain searches of employee vehicles in employer parking areas.
Provides for employee possession of their property, unless prohibited by law.
Provides for investigations and potential civil penalties by the Department of Labor and Industries.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2239), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles;

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

Feb 3, 2020Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2239)
Feb 3, 2020Referred to Appropriations.
Jan 30, 2020Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2239)
Jan 30, 2020LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2239)
Jan 30, 2020LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 30, 2020Minority; do not pass.
Jan 13, 2020First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
Dec 12, 2019Prefiled for introduction.

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

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HB 2239 (2011–12) Social purpose corporations · Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2012
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