S-1106.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5101
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Valdez, Hansen, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Wellman, and C. Wilson)
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25.
AN ACT Relating to expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes; amending RCW 49.76.010 , 49.76.020 , 49.76.030 , 49.76.040 , 49.76.060 , 49.76.115 , and 7.69.030 ; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 49.76.010 and 2018 c 47 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is in the public interest to reduce domestic violence, sexual assault, (( and )) stalking , and hate crime by enabling victims to maintain the financial independence necessary to leave abusive situations, achieve safety, and minimize physical and emotional injuries, and to reduce the devastating economic consequences of domestic violence, sexual assault, (( and )) stalking , and hate crime to employers and employees. Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, (( and )) stalking , or hate crime should be able to recover from and cope with the effects of such violence and participate in criminal and civil justice processes without fear of adverse economic consequences. Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, (( or )) stalking , or hate crime should also be able to seek and maintain employment without fear that they will face discrimination.