BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5142: Corporate boards/women
Increasing equitable gender representation on corporate boards.
Summary
- Revises the Washington business corporation act. Requires a corporation, by December 31, 2020, to have a minimum of one female director on its board. Requires the office of the secretary of state, by December 31, 2020, to publish on its web site, the number of corporations that have at lease one female director.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lisa Wellman (D-41)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
AN ACT Relating to increasing equitable gender representation on corporate boards;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)
11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5142 in other sessions
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