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SB 6245 — Concerning spoken language interpreter services.
Last action — Effective date 6/7/2018*.
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The revised version of Bill SB 6245 introduces a more centralized approach to procuring spoken language interpreter services for non-English speaking residents, while clearly excluding those services for the sensory-impaired. It aims to streamline processes and reduce costs for state agencies involved in supporting these individuals. Additionally, the bill requires state agencies to utilize certified language access providers, ensuring that residents receive qualified services when accessing public assistance. This matters because it enhances access to critical services for individuals who may struggle to communicate due to language barriers.
S-4458.1SECONDS-3408.3SENATE SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6245State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Ranker, Conway, Hasegawa, McCoy, Hunt, and Keiser)READKeiserRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/06/18.AN01/10/18. ACT Relating to spoken language interpreter services;
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.AN ACT Relating to spoken language interpreter services;
Except as needed to certify, authorize, or qualify bilingual personnel per subsection (2) of this section, the department will only offer spoken language interpreter testing in the following manner:(a) To individuals speaking languages for which tenninety percent or morefewer of the requests for interpreter services in the prior year forwent departmentunfilled employeesthrough and the healthprocurement careprocess authorityin onsection behalf3 of limitedthis English-speakingact;(b) applicantsTo andindividuals recipientsresiding in any county where ninety percent or fewer of publicthe assistancerequests thatfor spoken language interpreter services in the prior year went unfilled through the procurement process in section 3 of this act;(b)act;(c) To spoken language interpreters who were decertified or deauthorized due to noncompliance with any continuing education requirements;
and(c)and(d) To current department certified or authorized spoken language interpreters seeking to gain additional certification or authorization.(5) The department shall require compliance with RCW 41.56.113(2) through its contracts with third parties.(6) Initial client contact materials shall inform clients in all primary languages of the availability of interpretation services for non-English speaking persons.
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This bill amends 5 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 39.26.100; RCW 41.56.030; RCW 74.15.030; RCW 74.39A.240; RCW 41.56.510.
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RCW 39.26.100
The authority to purchase interpreter services and interpreter brokerage services on behalf of limited-English speaking or sensory-impaired applicants and recipients of public assistance rests with the department of social and health services and the health care authority. (8)→ (6) The authority for the purchase of insurance and bonds rests with the risk manager under RCW 43.19.769, except for institutions of higher education that choose to exercise independent purchasing authority under RCW 28B.10.029. (7) on technology of higher ed he purchase i al purchase i e, and (c) th he state joi ed justificatamended
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RCW 41.56.030
or 74.08A.340→ ch amended to As use (1) "A in e- funded lon (2) " on which has of employees (3) "C a child careamended
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RCW 74.15.030
(4) for department of social and health services appointments or medicaid enrollee appointments, or provided these services on or after January 1, 2009, and before June 10, 2010 an owner, ,→ agree to a proposal or be required to make a concession unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (5) "Commission" means the public employment relations commission. (6) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission. (7) "Family child care provider" means a person who: (a) Provides regularly scheduled care for a child or children in the home of the provider or in the home of the child or children for periods of less than twenty-four hours or, if necessary due to the nature of the parent's work, for periods equal to or greater than twenty-four hours; (b) receives child care subsidies; and (c) is either licensed by the state under RCW 74.15.030 or is exempt from licensing under chapter 74.15 RCW. (8) "Individual provider" means an individual provider as defined in RCW 74.39A.240 (3) who, solely for the purposes of collective bargaining, is a public employee as provided in RCW 74.39A.270. (9) "Institution of higher education" means the University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, The Evergreen State College, and the various state community colleges. (10)(a) "Language access provider" means any independent contractor who provides spoken language interpreter services , whether paid by a broker, language access agency, or the respective department: (i) For department of social and health services appointments, department of children, youth, and families appointments, medicaid enrollee appointments, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2011, and before June 10, 2012; (ii) For department of labor and industries authorized medical and vocational providers, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2016, and before the effective date of this section; or (iii) For state agencies, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2016, and before the effective date of this section " a county wit es establishe is defined i a county wit de crash fire re department re or emergen al classes o CW 18.71.200, rt marshals nd commission he responsibi ty in all cou er duties ass al order.amended
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RCW 41.56.030
or 74.08A.340→ ch amended to As use (1) "A in e- funded lon (2) " on which has of employees (3) "C a child careamended
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RCW 74.39A.240
(4) for department of social and health services appointments or medicaid enrollee appointments, or department of children, youth, and families appointments, or provided these services on or after January 1, 2009, and before June 10, 2010 an owner, ,→ (5) "Commission" means the public employment relations commission. (6) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission. (7) "Family child care provider" means a person who: (a) Provides regularly scheduled care for a child or children in the home of the provider or in the home of the child or children for periods of less than twenty-four hours or, if necessary due to the nature of the parent's work, for periods equal to or greater than twenty-four hours; (b) receives child care subsidies; and (c) under chapter 43.216 RCW, is either licensed by the state or is exempt from licensing. (8) "Individual provider" means an individual provider as defined in RCW 74.39A.240 (3) who, solely for the purposes of collective bargaining, is a public employee as provided in RCW 74.39A.270. (9) "Institution of higher education" means the University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, The Evergreen State College, and the various state community colleges. (10)(a) "Language access provider" means any independent contractor who provides spoken language interpreter services , whether paid by a broker, language access agency, or the respective department: (i) For department of social and health services appointments, department of children, youth, and families appointments, medicaid enrollee appointments, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2011, and before June 10, 2012; (ii) For department of labor and industries authorized medical and vocational providers, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2016, and before the effective date of this section; or (iii) For state agencies, or who provided these services on or after January 1, 2016, and before the effective date of this section " a county with a population of one million or more; (d) security forces established under RCW 43.52.520; (e) firefighters as that term is defined in RCW 41.26.030; (f) employees of a port district in a county with a population of one million or more whose duties include crash fire rescue or other firefighting duties; (g) employees of fire departments of public employers who dispatch exclusively either fire or emergency medical services, or both; (h) employees in the several classes of advanced life support technicians, as defined in RCW 18.71.200, who are employed by a public employer; or (i) court marshals of any county who are employed by, trained for, and commissioned by the county sheriff and charged with the responsibility of enforcing laws, protecting and maintaining security in all county-owned or contracted property, and performing any other duties assigned to them by the county sheriff or mandated by judicial order.amended
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RCW 41.56.510
A statewide unit of all language access providers is June 10, 2010 department's the→ read as follows: (1) In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to the governor with respect to language access providers. Solely for the purposes of collective bargaining and as expressly limited under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the governor is the public employer of language access providers who, solely for the purposes of collective bargaining, are public employees. The governor or the governor's designee shall represent the public employer for bargaining purposes. (2) There shall be collective bargaining, as defined in RCW 41.56.030, between the governor and language access providers, except as follows: (a) The only units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining under (i) A statewide unit for language access providers who provide spoken language interpreter services for department of social and health services appointments, department of children, youth, and families appointments, or medicaid enrollee appointments; (ii) A statewide unit for language access providers who provide spoken language interpreter services for injured workers or crime victims receiving benefits from the department of labor and industries; and (iii) A statewide unit for language access providers who provide spoken language interpreter services for any state agency through the department of enterprise services, excluding language access providers included in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection; (b) The exclusive bargaining representative of language access providers in the unit specified in (a) of this subsection shall be the representative chosen in an election conducted pursuant to RCW 41.56.070. Bargaining authorization cards furnished as the showing of interest in support of any representation petition or motion for intervention filed under this section are exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW; (c) Notwithstanding the definition of "collective bargaining" in access providers under this section is limited solely to: (i) Economic compensation, such as the manner and rate of payments; (ii) professional development and training; (iii) labor-management committees; and (iv) grievance procedures. Retirement benefits are not subject to collective bargaining. By such obligation neither party may be compelled to agree to a proposal or be required to make a concession unless otherwise provided in this chapter; (d) In addition to the entities listed in the mediation and interest arbitration provisions of RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.470 and 41.56.480, the provisions apply to the governor or the governor's designee and the exclusive bargaining representative of language access providers, except that: (i) In addition to the factors to be taken into consideration by an interest arbitration panel under RCW 41.56.465, the panel shall consider the financial ability of the state to pay for the compensation and benefit provisions of a collective bargaining agreement; (ii) The decision of the arbitration panel is not binding on the legislature and, if the legislature does not approve the request for funds necessary to implement the compensation and benefit provisions of the arbitrated collective bargaining agreement, the decision is not binding on the state; (e) Language access providers do not have the right to strike; (f) If a single employee organization is the exclusive bargaining representative for two or more units, upon petition by the employee organization, the units may be consolidated into a single larger unit if the commission considers the larger unit to be appropriate. If consolidation is appropriate, the commission shall certify the employee organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of the new unit; (g) If a single employee organization is the exclusive bargaining representative for two or more bargaining units, the governor and the employee organization may agree to negotiate a single collective bargaining agreement for all of the bargaining units that the employee organizationamended
Action History
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Effective date 6/7/2018*.
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Chapter 253, 2018 Laws.
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Governor signed.
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Delivered to Governor.
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Speaker signed.
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President signed.
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Passed final passage; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 1; excused, 0.
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Senate concurred in House amendments.
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
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Committee amendment not adopted.
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Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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Minority; do not pass.
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APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.
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Referred to Appropriations.
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Minority; do not pass.
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LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
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First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2nd substitute bill substituted.
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2nd substitute bill substituted.
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2nd substitute bill substituted.
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Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Referred to Ways & Means.
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Referred to Ways & Means.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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And refer to Ways & Means.
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LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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And refer to Ways & Means.
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LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Referred to Labor & Commerce.
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And refer to Labor & Commerce.
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SGTE - Majority; without recommendation.
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First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
Sponsors
- Keiser · Cosponsor
- Ranker · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Saldaña · Primary
- Steve Conway · Cosponsor
- Bob Hasegawa · Cosponsor
- McCoy · Cosponsor
- Victoria Hunt · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rebecca Saldaña Democrat
Co-sponsors (6)
- Keiser
- Ranker
- Steve Conway Democrat
- Bob Hasegawa Democrat
- McCoy
- Victoria Hunt Democrat
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 33% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Angel | — | Nay |
| Bailey | — | Nay |
| Becker | — | Nay |
| Darneille | — | Yea |
| Fain | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Nay |
| Hobbs | — | Yea |
| Mullet | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Rivers | — | Nay |
| Rolfes | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Baumgartner | — | Not Voting |
| Billig | — | Yea |
| Carlyle | — | Yea |
| Ericksen | — | Nay |
| Frockt | — | Yea |
| Honeyford | — | Nay |
| Keiser | — | Yea |
| Kuderer | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Miloscia | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| O'Ban | — | Nay |
| Padden | — | Nay |
| Ranker | — | Yea |
| Takko | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Nay |
| Zeiger | — | Yea |
| Van De Wege | — | Yea |
| Annette Cleveland | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Hasegawa | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Pedersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Wellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Manka Dhingra | Democrat | Yea |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Saldaña | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Conway | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Hunt | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis King | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| John Braun | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Warnick | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Wagoner | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Schoesler | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Fortunato | Republican | Nay |
| Rob Chase | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Short | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 45% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Appleton | — | Yea |
| Chopp | — | Yea |
| Cody | — | Yea |
| Dolan | — | Yea |
| Graves | — | Nay |
| Haler | — | Nay |
| Harmsworth | — | Nay |
| Hayes | — | Nay |
| Mosbrucker | — | Nay |
| Nealey | — | Nay |
| Pettigrew | — | Yea |
| Pike | — | Nay |
| Rodne | — | Nay |
| Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Sells | — | Yea |
| Shea | — | Nay |
| Blake | — | Yea |
| Buys | — | Nay |
| Chandler | — | Nay |
| Clibborn | — | Yea |
| Condotta | — | Nay |
| DeBolt | — | Nay |
| Hargrove | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Hudgins | — | Yea |
| Irwin | — | Nay |
| Jenkin | — | Nay |
| Kagi | — | Yea |
| Kirby | — | Yea |
| Klippert | — | Nay |
| Kraft | — | Nay |
| Kretz | — | Nay |
| Kristiansen | — | Nay |
| Lytton | — | Yea |
| Manweller | — | Not Voting |
| Maycumber | — | Nay |
| McBride | — | Yea |
| McCaslin | — | Nay |
| McDonald | — | Nay |
| Morris | — | Yea |
| Muri | — | Nay |
| Pellicciotti | — | Yea |
| Stambaugh | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Tarleton | — | Yea |
| Vick | — | Nay |
| Wilcox | — | Nay |
| Young | — | Nay |
| Johnson, J. | — | Nay |
| Van Werven | — | Nay |
| Beth Doglio | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Kilduff | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Ryu | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Stanford | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerry Pollet | Democrat | Yea |
| Jake Fey | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamila Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Javier Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Fitzgibbon | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lovick | Democrat | Yea |
| June Robinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristine Reeves | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Springer | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Jinkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Riccelli | Democrat | Yea |
| Mia Gregerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Chapman | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Jurado Stonier | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Macri | Democrat | Yea |
| Noel Frame | Democrat | Yea |
| Roger Goodman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Wylie | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelley Kloba | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Bergquist | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Tharinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Strom Peterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tana Senn | Democrat | Yea |
| Timm Ormsby | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Orwall | Democrat | Yea |
| Vandana Slatter | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew Barkis | Republican | Nay |
| Carolyn Eslick | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Griffey | Republican | Yea |
| Drew MacEwen | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Stokesbary | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Orcutt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Holy | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Schmick | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Dye | Republican | Nay |
| Michelle Valdez | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Steele | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Volz | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Harris | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Dent | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 33% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Angel | — | Nay |
| Baumgartner | — | Not Voting |
| Becker | — | Nay |
| Darneille | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Hobbs | — | Yea |
| Kuderer | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Rivers | — | Nay |
| Rolfes | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Bailey | — | Nay |
| Billig | — | Yea |
| Carlyle | — | Yea |
| Ericksen | — | Nay |
| Fain | — | Nay |
| Frockt | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Nay |
| Honeyford | — | Nay |
| Keiser | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Miloscia | — | Yea |
| Mullet | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| O'Ban | — | Nay |
| Padden | — | Nay |
| Ranker | — | Yea |
| Takko | — | Yea |
| Zeiger | — | Yea |
| Van De Wege | — | Yea |
| Annette Cleveland | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Hasegawa | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Pedersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Wellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Manka Dhingra | Democrat | Yea |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Saldaña | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Conway | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Hunt | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis King | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Braun | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Warnick | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Wagoner | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Schoesler | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Fortunato | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Chase | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Short | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 6245?
- SB 6245 is sponsored by Keiser, Ranker, Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), McCoy, and Victoria Hunt (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 6245?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2018. Enacted.
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