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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 7, 2024 | WA | SB 6194 | Establishes Collective Bargaining Rights for State Legislative Staffers | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
March 7, 2024 | WA | SB 6194 | Establishes Collective Bargaining Rights for State Legislative Staffers | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
Feb. 19, 2024 | WA | HB 1893 | Authorizes Employees on Strike or Lockout Access to Unemployment Insurance | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
Feb. 9, 2024 | WA | HB 1889 | Repeals Citizenship Requirements to Work for Undocumented Immigrants Seeking Professional Licenses | Bill Passed - House (66 - 31) |
March 2, 2023 | WA | HB 1570 | Expands Social Insurance Programs Applicable to Transportation Network Companies and Drivers | Bill Passed - House (87 - 9) |
March 7, 2022 | WA | HB 2057 | Establishes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standards for State Patrol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 14) |
Feb. 8, 2022 | WA | HB 1927 | Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
April 13, 2021 | WA | HB 1097 | Establishes Procedures for an Employer to Contest an Order of Immediate Restraint | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 45) |
March 3, 2021 | WA | HB 1073 | Expands the Coverage of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
March 4, 2020 | WA | SB 6205 | Prohibits Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination Towards Long-Term Care Workers | Bill Passed - House (74 - 23) |
March 3, 2020 | WA | SB 6037 | Requires Public Companies to have a Gender-Diverse Board of Directors | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
March 3, 2020 | WA | SB 6261 | Expands Farm Labor Contractor System | Bill Passed - House (57 - 39) |
Feb. 13, 2020 | WA | HB 2614 | Amends the Paid Family Medical Leave Program for Union Employees | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Feb. 13, 2020 | WA | HB 2614 | Amends the Paid Family Medical Leave Program for Union Employees | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
April 24, 2019 | WA | HB 1155 | Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 24) |
April 18, 2019 | WA | HB 1575 | Amends Labor Law Concerning Public Employee Collective Bargaining | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 38) |
April 18, 2019 | WA | HB 1575 | Amends Labor Law Concerning Public Employee Collective Bargaining | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 38) |
April 12, 2019 | WA | SB 5497 | Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State | Bill Passed - House (57 - 38) |
March 1, 2018 | WA | SB 6199 | Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce | Bill Passed - House (50 - 0) |
March 3, 2015 | WA | HB 1356 | Requires Employers to Offer Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
March 3, 2015 | WA | HB 1355 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
Feb. 29, 2012 | WA | SB 5895 | Authorizes the Use of Student Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
April 2, 2010 | WA | SB 6503 | State Employee Furlough Plan | Bill Passed - House (50 - 38) |
Jan. 20, 2010 | WA | HB 2561 | Energy Efficiency Improvement Bonds | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
March 4, 2009 | WA | HB 1329 | Child Care Center Unionization | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
Feb. 19, 2008 | WA | HB 2815 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | WA | 3rd Sub HB 1484 | Taxation for School Funding | Bill Passed - House (50 - 48) |