BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5751: Health care staffing
Improving worker safety and patient care in health care facilities by addressing staffing needs, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and enforcement.
Summary
- Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to regulate and enforce hospital staffing committees and minimum staffing standards for hospitals.
- Establishes minimum staffing standards for specific patient units.
- Amends the meal and rest breaks and overtime provisions for health care employees.
- Provides for administrative enforcement and a private cause of action for violations.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5751), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 10, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- June Robinson (D-38)
- Introduced
- January 10, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Companion bill
- HB 1868
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to improving worker safety and patient care in health care facilities by addressing staffing needs, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and enforcement;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: June Robinson (D-38)
14 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5751 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5751 (2025–26) Government services delivery
- SB 5751 (2023–24) Nonhighway vehicles
- SB 5751 (2019–20) Motorized foot scooters
- SB 5751 (2017–18) Muni. ambulance personnel
- SB 5751 (2015–16) Civil asset forfeiture
- SB 5751 (2013–14) Inventory of state fees
- SB 5751 (2011–12) State energy code changes
- SB 5751 (2009–10) Dentistry license issuance