BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5809: Gov. contracts/hours worked

Concerning state government processes to verify hours worked on computers for certain government contracts.

Summary

Requires a contract subject to chapter 39.26 RCW regarding procurement of goods and services, to: (1) Require a contractor to use software to verify that hours billed for work under the contract that are performed on a computer are legitimate; and (2) Specify that the agency will not pay for hours worked on a computer unless those hours are verifiable by the software or by data collected by the software.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to state government processes to verify hours worked on computers for certain government contracts;

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

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 4, 2019First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

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

SB 5809 (2025–26) Cost savings · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2023–24) Charter schools/enrichment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2021–22) Cancer research · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2017–18) Court filing fees surcharge · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5809 (2015–16) Property acquisition by govt · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5809 (2013–14) Home visiting services acct · Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2013
SB 5809 (2011–12) Electric utility fuel mix · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2009–10) Workforce training/unemplmnt · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 566, Laws of 2009