SHB 1905 — Including protected classes in the Washington equal pay and opportunities act.

What this bill does

Amends the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to prohibit an employer from discriminating in compensation and career advancement opportunities against similarly employed employees based on the employee's age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 2024
  63 yea · 34 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  36 yea · 13 nay

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