2020 Legislative Information

LAST UPDATED: JAN 27, 2020

ALL OF THESE BILLS EFFECT WA STATE COSMETOLOGY INDUSTRY

We are powerful! Lets use our numbers and fight together to better our industry as a whole! Remember use your own judgement when reading information about these bills individually, and make your own assessments on whether you are for or against them.

OPPOSE:

SB 6276:

SB 6053:

  • authorizing wage liens on a business owner’s or officer’s real or personal property.
  • Mainly Impacts: SALON EMPLOYERS
SB 6053 – SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

SB6516:

  • Reducing the workweek to thirty-two hours unless the employee receives compensation for employment in excess of these hours at a rate not less than one and one-half times their regular rate.
  • Mainly Impacts: EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS
  • Why we oppose this bill: This would effectively bring most of Washington Sates Employed Workers down by a whole day of pay. Many of our employees cosmetologists do not get a full 40 hours already because overhead is high for salons – if this bill passes stylists that do currently work for salons up to 40 hours a week will likely get their hours cut.

SB 6126:

  • eliminating the public’s right to vote on local sales tax increases to support affordable housing programs.
  • Mainly Impacts: EVERYONE
  • HAS BEEN PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AND SENT TO RULES COMMITTEE
  • Why we are opposed to this bill: most of us already pay in the ball park of 10% sales tax – to add more WITHOUT BEING VOTED ON BY THE PEOPLE is ludicrous.
SB 6126 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

HB 2409

  • Concerning industrial insurance employer penalties, duties, and the licensing of third-party administrators. 
  • Mainly Impacts: Salon Employers
HB 2409 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

SHB 1491/ SSB 5717

  • This is the restrictive scheduling (secured scheduling) bill from last year.  The bill has been redrafted. This bill is still more restrictive than the Seattle ordinance.
  • May become a new draft called SB 5359.
  • Mainly Impacts: SALON EMPLOYERS/EMPLOYEES
HB 1491 HOUSE BILL REPORTDownload
SB 5717 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

SB 5565

  • Concerning direct contractor liability for payment of wages and benefits.  
SB 5565 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

SB 6349/HB 2614:

  • Concerning Paid Medical and Family Leave. Permits private right to action  (anyone can sue) when administration will not enforce. Exempts self employed/casual labor currently. Modifies definition of work week hours.
  • Mainly Impacts: SALON OWNERS/EMPLOYEES
  • SHB Passed out of committee and sent to appropriations
SB 6349 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload
HB 2614 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

HB 2308:

  • requiring employers to report workers’ job classifications on unemployment tax returns
  • Referred to the appropriations committee
  • Mainly Impacts: SALON EMPLOYERS
HB 2308-HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

SB 5473/HB 1445 –

  • Making unemployment benefits accessible to persons with family responsibilities and other availability issues and making clarifying changes. 
  • HB – sent to rules for review.
SB 5473 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload
HB 1445 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

SB 5326

  • Ban on booth rental
  • Automatically reintroduced – should still send opposed arguments so they know we are watching them closely.

SUPPORT:

HB2093/SB5948

  • Creating a small business bill of rights. (reintroduced)
  • Mainly Impacts: SMALL BUSINESS
HB 2093 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload
SB 5948 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

HB 2354:

  • Expediting professional licenses for new Washington residents.
  • Mainly Impacts: NEW LICENSE APPLICATIONS/DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING – COSMETOLOGY
HB 2354 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

 HB2577 / SB6408 :

  • Concerning agency responsibilities to regulated businesses and professions.
  • NFIB’s push to reaffirm that audits and site visits be above board and warranted
  • Mainly Impacts: SALON SHOP/DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -COSMETOLOGY
SB 6408 SENATE BILL REPORTDownload

HB2477:

  • Establishing review standards for professional licensing regulation.
  • Mainly Impacts: DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING – COSMETOLOGY
HB 2477 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

HB2577:

  • Concerning agency responsibilities to regulated businesses and professions.
  • Accountability for regulatory agencies
  • Mainly Ipacts: DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING – COSMETOLOGY/SALON SHOP LICENSE HOLDERS
  • Scheduled for public hearing: January 31st

HB 1738:

  • Relieving burdens on small businesses by updating the tax return filing thresholds to reflect inflation
  • Mainly Impacts: SMALL BUSINESS
HB 1738 HOUSE BILL ANALYSISDownload

NEUTRAL

HB 2357:

  •  Concerning professional license reform.
  • Beginning in 2021, the Department of Licensing (DOL) must review and analyze all professional licensing regulations and prepare and submit an annual report to the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and each legislator by August 31 of each year. DOL shall review 20 percent of the professional licensing per year, and complete a review of all professional licenses within five years. The report shall include the DOL’s recommendations regarding whether the professional licenses should be terminated, continued, or modified.
  • Mainly Impacts: DEPARTMENT OF COSMETOLOGY/LICENSING AND POTENTIALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE LICENSES

HB 2355:

  • Creating alternative professional licensing standards

HB2602:

  • Banning hair discrimination for credit, housing and employment

HB 2356:

  • Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions

REFERENCES + Sources:: AWB.org, NFIB.com, cosmetologistsofwashingtonunited.org, https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/

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