ICSEW BILL ALERT

January 12, 2018

HB 1506: Addressing Workplace Practices to achieve gender pay equity Link to the Bill * LAWS – Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. 01/09/2018* Find Your Legislators Legislative Hotline:  1.800.562.6000 Why does this bill matter to you? Individuals interested in bills related to pay equity. Updates the existing state equal pay act to…

SSB 6463: An act relating to luring; amending RCW 9A.40.090; and prescribing penalties

May 25, 2016

By Renee Berry On March 10, 2016, Governor Inslee signed substitute senate bill 6463 in to law. This legislation amends Washington state’s luring statute (RCW 9A.40.090), which has been in place since the 1990s. When the Legislature adopted the luring statute in 1993, there was debate between the two  chambers as to whether to have…

SB 6195/HB 2366 Basic Education Obligation Task Force

May 23, 2016

By Cynthia Wisdom Senate Bill 6195 and House Bill 2366 were to create a Basic Education Obligation- Task Force to study the funding of basic education at the school district level. The goal is to ensure that basic education is being funded by the legislator as described in our state constitution: Basic Education. The Washington…