---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the time allowed to file a complaint with the human rights commission for a claim related to pregnancy discrimination."
description: "Extending the time allowed to file a complaint with the human rights commission for a claim related to pregnancy discrimination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6034"
citation: "Washington SB 6034 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "DISCRIMINATION", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-03"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da25a179-8b3f-46cf-a5e0-34fd429efa0d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6034&year=2019"
source_hash: "57ba90512cda4c9ca650dc18fd5f4aa31615011f461b24a7a78d8538c7873062"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 6034 (2019-2020) — Extending the time allowed to file a complaint with the human rights commission for a claim related to pregnancy discrimination.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6034.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **38–9** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-12-03** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-20** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-16** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 145, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da25a179-8b3f-46cf-a5e0-34fd429efa0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).