SSB 5344 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to staffing committees and limiting the total number of hours nurses can work across all health care settings to sixty hours in a week;
Description Concerning staffing committees and limiting the total number of hours nurses can work across all health care settings to sixty hours in a week.

Details

Date Introduced 02/19/2019
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $452,930.34
Original Prediction 0.00%

Bill Topics

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS
HOSPITALS
WAGES AND HOURS

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Health & Long Term Care (Public)
Hearing Senate Health & Long Term Care (Executive)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)

SSB 5344 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5344 at leg.wa.gov
Retained in Present Status
01/13/2020
SRules X
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
03/18/2019
SRules X
Senate Rules "X" file.
03/07/2019
SRules X
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
03/01/2019
SRules X
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/28/2019
SRules X
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
02/21/2019
SRules X
Referred to Ways & Means.
02/19/2019
SRules X
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/19/2019
SRules X
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/19/2019
SRules X
Minority; do not pass.
02/19/2019
SRules X
Minority; without recommendation.
01/17/2019
SRules X
First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.