H.B. No. 0046

Unfair employment practices.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Byrd

AN ACT relating to fair employment practices; defining discriminatory and unfair employment practices to include actions based on political affiliation; providing that discriminatory and unfair employment practices include retaliatory acts as specified; and providing for an effective date.

12/13/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/29/2013   H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Filer, Greene, Harvey, Kasperik and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Coleman, Larsen and Wilson

Ayes 6 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2013   H Placed on General File

HB0046HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           After "affiliation;" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 4           Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 5           Delete the line through "specified;".

Page 2-line 8           After "pregnancy" delete balance of the line.

Page 2-lines 9 through 13     Delete all new language.

Page 2-lines 20 through 23    Delete all new language.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete all new language.  LARSEN

HB0046HW002/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5           Before "and" insert "providing an exception;".

Page 1-line 10          After "(ii)" insert ", by creating a new subsection (d) and by renumbering (d) as (e)".

Page 3-After line 2     Insert:

"(d)  The prohibitions against discrimination based on political affiliation in this section do not apply if the employer, employment agency or labor organization clearly states in the job description that the position requires political party affiliation or political party neutrality.

(d)(e)  As used in this section "qualified disabled person" means a disabled person who is capable of performing a particular job, or who would be capable of performing a particular job with reasonable accommodation to his disability.".   BYRD

1/31/2013   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Byrd, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Goggles, Greene, Kirkbride, Nicholas, B., Patton, Paxton, Sommers and Throne.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Davison, Eklund, Gingery, Greear, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Coleman and Gay

Ayes 14 Nays 44 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0