ESSB 6261 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to strengthening the farm labor contractor system by removing an exemption for nonprofits, prohibiting retaliation and the use of farm labor contractors in certain circumstances, and establishing liability for related violations;
Description (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Strengthening the farm labor contractor system by removing an exemption for nonprofits. )

Details

Date Introduced 02/03/2020
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $2,420,663.50
Original Prediction 99.81%

Bill Topics

AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES
FARMS AND FARMING
LABOR
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Public)
Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Executive)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Public)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Executive)

ESSB 6261 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 6261 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/27/2020
C 205 L 20
Governor signed.
03/27/2020
C 205 L 20
Chapter 205, 2020 Laws.
03/27/2020
C 205 L 20
Effective date 6/11/2020.
03/10/2020
C 205 L 20
Delivered to Governor.
03/05/2020
C 205 L 20
Speaker signed.
03/04/2020
C 205 L 20
President signed.
03/03/2020
C 205 L 20
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.
03/02/2020
C 205 L 20
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
02/28/2020
C 205 L 20
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/27/2020
C 205 L 20
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
02/21/2020
C 205 L 20
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
02/18/2020
C 205 L 20
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/18/2020
C 205 L 20
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/18/2020
C 205 L 20
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/18/2020
C 205 L 20
Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/11/2020
C 205 L 20
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/04/2020
C 205 L 20
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/03/2020
C 205 L 20
LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/03/2020
C 205 L 20
Minority; do not pass.
02/03/2020
C 205 L 20
Minority; without recommendation.
01/14/2020
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.