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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5911

SB 5911: Health care hazard pay bonus

Providing hazard pay retention bonuses to certain health care employees.

Summary

  • Provides a one-time hazard pay retention bonus (bonus) to certain eligible health care employees.
  • Prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions to prevent or diminish the receipt of bonuses.
  • Creates a health care employee hazard pay account from which the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) must pay bonuses.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5911), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Annette Cleveland (D-49)
Introduced
January 19, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
February 3, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5911, SSB 5911

AN ACT Relating to providing hazard pay retention bonuses to certain health care employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Annette Cleveland (D-49)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Karen Keiser D-33Andy Billig D-3Steve Conway D-29Senator D-47Liz Lovelett D-40John Lovick D-44Joe Nguyen D-34Emily Randall D-26Rebecca Saldaña D-37Derek Stanford D-1Yasmin Trudeau D-27

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5911)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5911)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5911)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5911)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.

SB 5911 in other sessions

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

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