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SB 5778 - 2023-24

Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters.
Sponsors: Keiser, Lovick, Conway, Trudeau, Stanford, Randall, Shewmake, Dhingra, Van De Wege, Nguyen, Valdez, Kauffman, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Liias, Frame, Hunt, Cleveland, Kuderer, Nobles, Salomon, Wilson, C.
Companion bill: HB 1940

Bill history

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2024 Regular Session

In the Senate

Dec 4
Prefiled for introduction.
Jan 8
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. (View original bill)
Jan 11
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. (Committee materials)
Jan 16
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. (Committee materials)
LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (View 1st substitute) (Majority report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority report)
Jan 18
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 24
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 7
1st substitute bill substituted (LC 24). (View 1st substitute)
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. (View 1st engrossed) (View this roll call)

In the House

Feb 9
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
Feb 16
Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM. (Committee materials)
Feb 20
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM. (Committee materials)
LAWS - Majority; do pass. (Majority report)
Feb 21
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 28
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 29
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 2. (View this roll call)

In the Senate

Mar 5
President signed.

In the House

Mar 6
Speaker signed.

Other than legislative action

Mar 8
Delivered to Governor. (View bill as passed legislature)
Mar 28
Governor signed.
Chapter 357, 2024 Laws. (View session law)
Effective date 6/6/2024.

Available documents

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Fiscal note

Amendments

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