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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 589

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Relating to: collective bargaining over workplace safety for employees of the Department of Corrections.

Collective bargaining Corrections, department of Occupational safety

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 allows employees of the Department of Corrections to collectively

bargain over workplace safety for the employees. Current law limits a person who

is employed by the state who is not a police officer or fire fighter from collectively

bargaining with the state over any issue except a percentage increase in base wages

that does not exceed the percentage change in the consumer price index.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

18 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Shilling, Wirch, Johnson, Hansen and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Bowen, Genrich, Pope, Fields, Goyke, Zamarripa, Berceau, Subeck, Anderson, Billings, Sargent, Shankland, Kolste and Sinicki

  2. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1