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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 129

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Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE)

Elections Public employee — Hours of labor Public employee — Political activity Public officers

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill removes the requirement that a person employed in the classified

service who runs for a partisan political office take a leave of absence during the

campaign period for that office. The bill maintains the requirement under current

law that the person separate from the classified service if elected.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Kolste (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vruwink (D)

1 cosponsors

Ringhand (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kolste, Sargent, Sinicki, Vruwink, Berceau, C. Taylor, Spreitzer, Considine and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senator Ringhand

  2. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1