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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5487

SB 5487: Personal caregiver access

Providing personal caregiver access in places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement.

Summary

  • Requires the caregiver's level of assistance to the person with a disability as the basic activities of daily living as defined in the law.
  • Requires that if complimentary standing space is provided to the caregiver, it must be in reasonable proximity to the person with a disability and may or may not have a view of the event.
  • Prohibits the caregiver's complementary ticket from being resold and limits the ticket's use to the caregiver only.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5487), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Padden (R-4)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5487, SSB 5487

AN ACT Relating to providing personal caregiver access in places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Patty Kuderer D-48Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5487)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5487)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5487)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5487)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5487)
  10. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5487)
  11. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.
  13. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5487 in other sessions

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

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