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Farmworker and Labor Justice
Overtime pay rights for farm workers
Concerning the retroactivity of overtime claims in exceptional cases
Status: Public Hearing This Week!
3-23 House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards
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Working Families Tax Recovery Rebate
Concerning working families tax exemption.
Status: 3-19 Referred to Ways & Means
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Worker Safety Bill
Increasing worker protections.
Status: 3-18 on motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading
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Worker Protection Act
Allowing whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for violations of workplace protections.
Status: 3-19 Referred to Ways & Means
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Police, Courts, and Prisons
Prohibiting Prisons for Profit
Concerning private, for-profit detention facilities.
Status: 3-19 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee
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Civil Legal Aid For All
Removing only one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds.
Status: 3-19 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee
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De-escalation/Use of Force
Concerning permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers.
Status: 3-19 Referred to Ways & Means
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Police Oversight and Accountability
Concerning state oversight and accountability of peace officers and corrections officers.
Status: 3-18 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety
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Independent Criminal Investigations
Concerning investigation of potential criminal conduct arising from police use of force...
Status: 3-19 Referred to Ways & Means
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Police Tactics
Establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers.
Status: 3-19 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading
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Police Accountablity: Rights for wrongful death victims
Concerning defenses in personal injury and wrongful death actions where the person injured or killed was committing a felony.
Status: Public Hearing This Week!
3-23 House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary
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Eliminate the practice of suspending licenses for being in poverty
Concerning the suspension of licenses for traffic infractions.
Status: Public Hearing This Week!
3-22 House Committee on Transportation
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Other Issues and Topics
Fairstart Bill
Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs.
Status: 3-24 executive session in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families
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Health Emergency Labor Standards Act
Establishing health emergency labor standards.
Status: 3-24 executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards
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Healthy Environment For All (HEAL)
Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force.
Status: 3-23 executive session in the House Committee on Environment & Energy
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Licensing International Medical Grads
Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates
Status: 3-22 executive session in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care
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Billy Frank Jr. Statue
Replacing the Marcus Whitman statue in the national statuary hall collection with a statue of Billy Frank Jr.
Status: Headed to Senate Floor