BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5690: Worker protections

Creating the universal worker protections act.

Summary

Creates the Employee Fair Classification Act (EFCA), which prohibits misclassification and creates remedies.
Defines independent contractor for purposes of the EFCA, the Minimum Wage Act, prevailing wage, unemployment insurance, industrial insurance, and other employment laws.
Provides for the creation of workers' boards to set minimum pay rates and other labor standards for workers in certain industries.
Establishes procedures for creating portable benefits for workers in certain industries.
Specifies certain rights for workers and prohibits retaliation.
Requires contributing agents to provide data and reports about workers.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5690), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating the universal worker protections act;

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

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

SB 5690 (2025–26) Utility relocation · Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2026
SB 5690 (2023–24) Conditional release teams · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5690 (2021–22) Firearms at capitol/events · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5690 (2017–18) Incapacitated persons pilot · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5690 (2015–16) Learning assistance program · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5690 (2013–14) Local govt fiscal conditions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5690 (2011–12) Reinstating parental rights · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5690 (2009–10) Small forest landowners · Did not pass · died in committee