WashingtonWashington public employers follow information rules for bargaining representatives
Washington employers covered by chapter 41.80 follow employee information rules for bargaining representatives, with a liability limit when current technology prevents compliance.
What it does
The law applies the employee information rules in RCW 41.56.065 to employers covered by chapter 41.80. The excerpt does not list the information those rules require.
An employer cannot be held liable under these sections if its current technology prevents it from providing required information. This limit lasts until the state’s human resources project phase 2 is complete and fully in use.
Argument forApplying the information rules to employers covered by chapter 41.80 could help their bargaining representatives get information about public employees.
Argument againstIf an employer’s current technology cannot provide the required information, bargaining representatives may have to wait for it, and the employer cannot be held liable during that period.
More detail
Employers covered by chapter 41.80 are subject to the information rules in RCW 41.56.065. This covers employers subject to chapter 41.80 RCW. The excerpt does not identify the information those employers must provide.
An employer cannot be held liable under this section or RCW 41.56.065 when current technology prevents it from providing required information. This applies to employers covered by chapter 41.80 RCW. The limit applies only if the employer cannot provide the information because of its current technological systems. The liability limit applies until the one Washington enterprise resource management project human resources subproject, phase 2, is completed and fully implemented.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 24Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 24Chapter 195, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 24Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 11President signed.Major
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 9Passed final passage; yeas, 92; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3.Passed House
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Mar 5Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 5Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Mar 3Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Mar 2Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Mar 2Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Mar 2Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 2WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Mar 2Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 26Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 24Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Feb 23Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Feb 23And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
- Feb 23LC - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 23Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 20Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 12First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.Minor
- Feb 10Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 6Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 27Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 23LAWS - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Jan 23Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 16Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.Minor
- 2025
- Dec 2Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
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