Regarding an employer's payment of indebtedness upon the death of an employee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Mar 13, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2018 · House Mar 2, 2018
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Feb 13, 2018
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0)
house
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Jan 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
LBRC - Majority; do pass.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
MB
Michael Baumgartner
RRepublican
Co
Steve Conway
DDemocratic
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