| Passed by the Senate March 7, 2007 YEAS 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 30, 2007 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5635 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 9, 2007, 1:17 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 9, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/26/2007. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to requiring polygraph tests; and amending RCW 49.44.120.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 49.44.120 and 2005 c 265 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or the
state of Washington, its political subdivisions or municipal
corporations to require, directly or indirectly, that any employee or
prospective employee take or be subjected to any lie detector or
similar tests as a condition of employment or continued employment:
PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to persons making
((initial)) application for employment with any law enforcement agency
or with the juvenile court services agency of any county, or to persons
returning after a break of more than twenty-four consecutive months in
service as a fully commissioned law enforcement officer: PROVIDED
FURTHER, That this section shall not apply to either the initial
application for employment or continued employment of persons who
manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances as defined
in chapter 69.50 RCW, or to persons in sensitive positions directly
involving national security.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use
of psychological tests as defined in RCW 18.83.010.
(3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) As used in this section, "person" includes any individual,
firm, corporation, or agency or political subdivision of the state.
(5) Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting any
statutory or common law rights of any person illegally denied
employment or continued employment under this section for purposes of
any civil action or injunctive relief.