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Reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes., the official text

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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5435
Chapter 290, Laws of 2025
69TH LEGISLATURE
2025 REGULAR SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' COLLECTIVE BARGAINING—STATUTE REORGANIZATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025
Passed by the Senate February 12, 2025
Yeas 49  Nays 0
JOHN LOVICK

President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 15, 2025
Yeas 95  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5435 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
SARAH BANNISTER

Secretary
Secretary
Approved May 16, 2025 1:14 PM
FILED
May 19, 2025

BOB FERGUSON

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

SENATE BILL 5435

Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session

By Senators Ramos, King, Nobles, and Saldaña
Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes; adding new sections to chapter 41.56; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 41.56.010, 41.56.030, 41.56.035, 41.56.037, 41.56.040, 41.56.090, 41.56.110, 41.56.113, 41.56.120, 41.56.140, 41.56.150, 41.56.160, 41.56.165, 41.56.210, 41.56.220, 41.56.230, 41.56.520, 41.56.914, 41.56.020, 41.56.025, 41.56.0251, 41.56.026, 41.56.027, 41.56.028, 41.56.029, 41.56.500, 41.56.510, 41.56.515, 41.56.050, 41.56.060, 41.56.070, 41.56.080, 41.56.095, 41.56.100, 41.56.122, 41.56.123, 41.56.125, 41.56.950, 41.56.021, 41.56.0215, 41.56.022, 41.56.024, 41.56.513, 41.56.203, 41.56.205, 41.56.430, 41.56.440, 41.56.450, 41.56.452, 41.56.465, 41.56.470, 41.56.473, 41.56.475, 41.56.480, 41.56.490, 41.56.492, 41.56.496, 41.56.516, 41.56.900, 41.56.905, 41.56.906, 41.56.907, and 41.56.913; and repealing RCW 41.56.130 and 41.56.915.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.    Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to reorganize chapter 41.56 RCW into subchapters to simplify navigation of the statute. The legislature does not intend to make, and no provision of this act may be construed as making, a substantive change to the provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW. Additionally, the subchapter headings and captions used in this act may not be construed as any part of the law.
NEW SECTION.    Sec. 2. The following sections are each recodified as sections in chapter 41.56 RCW to be added under the subchapter headings provided:
(1) GENERAL PROVISIONS. RCW 41.56.010, 41.56.030, 41.56.035, 41.56.037, 41.56.040, 41.56.090, 41.56.110, 41.56.113, 41.56.120, 41.56.140, 41.56.150, 41.56.160, 41.56.165, 41.56.210, 41.56.220, 41.56.230, 41.56.520, and 41.56.914.
(2) APPLICATION AND SCOPE OF BARGAINING. RCW 41.56.020, 41.56.025, 41.56.0251, 41.56.026, 41.56.027, 41.56.028, 41.56.029, 41.56.500, 41.56.510, and 41.56.515.
(3) REPRESENTATION DETERMINATIONS. RCW 41.56.050, 41.56.060, 41.56.070, 41.56.080, and 41.56.095.
(4) NEGOTIATIONS AND ARBITRATION. RCW 41.56.100, 41.56.122, 41.56.123, 41.56.125, and 41.56.950.
(5) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. RCW 41.56.021, 41.56.0215, 41.56.022, 41.56.024, 41.56.513, 41.56.203, and 41.56.205.
(6) INTEREST ARBITRATION. RCW 41.56.430, 41.56.440, 41.56.450, 41.56.452, 41.56.465, 41.56.470, 41.56.473, 41.56.475, 41.56.480, 41.56.490, 41.56.492, 41.56.496, and 41.56.516.
(7) CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION AND LIMITATIONS. RCW 41.56.900, 41.56.905, 41.56.906, 41.56.907, and 41.56.913.
NEW SECTION.    Sec. 3. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 41.56.130 (Rules and regulations of Washington state personnel resources board— Mandatory subjects); and
(2) RCW 41.56.915 (Effective date— 2006 c 54) and 2006 c 54 s 13.
NEW SECTION.    Sec. 4. The code reviser shall correct any cross-references to sections recodified by this act.
Passed by the Senate February 12, 2025.
Passed by the House April 15, 2025.
Approved by the Governor May 16, 2025.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 19, 2025.
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