Bill Title: Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-13 - Effective date 6/7/2018**. [HB1298 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-021B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matt Manweller [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-013B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Larry Haler [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Sells [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christine Kilduff [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-028B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Noel Frame [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mia Gregerson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-033B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ruth Kagi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-032B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gael Tarleton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-036B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Laurie Jinkins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Derek Stanford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sherry Appleton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timm Ormsby [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tana Senn [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joan Mcbride [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-048B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sharon Santos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-037A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Lovick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steve Bergquist [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jesse Young [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-026A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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