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• Introduced by Rep. Larry Seaquist, (D-Gig Harbor) (D) on January 20, 2010, to immediately suspend recognition awards given to state employees and encourages managers to find non-monetary ways to recognize state employees.
  • Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee on January 20, 2010.
    • Substitute offered in the House on January 27, 2010, to suspend. through June 30, 2011, the following compensation programs: recruitment and retention awards, performance recognition and performance awards for Washington Civil Service and Washington Management Service (WMS) employees; WMS recruitment and retention awards and lump-sum recognition awards; Executive Management Service (EMS) recruitment and retention and performance pay for employees of the Housing Finance Commission; and WMS service growth and development increases. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on January 27, 2010.
• Passed in the House (97 to 0) on January 27, 2010, to extend the prohibition on salary increases established in 2009 through June 30, 2011, for most exempt employees. In addition, during the same period and for the same employee groups, performance-based bonuses or awards for recruitment or retention are prohibited. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on January 28, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on January 28, 2010.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on February 8, 2010, to remove the prohibition on salary increases for exempt employees. Performance-based monetary awards may not be given to employees, however the awards granted by the Washington State Productivity Board to employees who develop money-saving ideas for the state are specifically exempt from the prohibition. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 8, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 9, 2010.
• Passed in the Senate (48 to 0) on February 9, 2010, suspends state employee monetary performance-based awards through June 30, 2011, including those for Washington State Civil Service, exempt, and Washington Management Service (WMS) employees. The bill also suspends WMS growth and development increases through June 30, 2011, and monetary performance pay-based awards to all Housing Finance Commission employees. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 10, 2010. Passed in the House (97 to 0) on February 10, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on February 15, 2010.