BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
HB 1257: 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 personal property in their vehicles, unless prohibited by law.
- Provides for investigations and potential civil penalties by the Department of Labor and Industries.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1257), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 2021
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ed Orcutt (R-20)
- Introduced
- January 18, 2021 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-20)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
- LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Appropriations.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
HB 1257 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1257 (2025–26) Special education services
- HB 1257 (2023–24) Cargo and passenger ports
- HB 1257 (2019–20) Energy efficiency
- HB 1257 (2017–18) Wild beavers, release of
- HB 1257 (2015–16) Tenant screening reports
- HB 1257 (2013–14) Abortion/notifying parent
- HB 1257 (2011–12) Investments of insurers act
- HB 1257 (2009–10) Deferred prosecution files