House Bill 3539

Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer. Requires employer to permit employee to use certain leave as accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee. Prohibits occupational requirement that restricts ability of employee to wear religious clothing, to take time off for holy day or to participate in religious observance or practice if activities have only temporary or tangential impact on employee's ability to perform job functions. <b>Specifies that school district, education service district or public charter school does not commit unlawful employment practice by reason of prohibiting teacher from wearing religious dress while engaged in performance of duties as teacher.</b>

In the House of Representatives

• Dave Hunt

  Sponsor

• Arnie Roblan

  Chief co-sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading38–15

  Passed · Jun 7 · 7 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 4

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In the House of Representatives Apr 13 – Jun 7

1. Apr 13Introduced
2. Apr 17Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
3. May 14Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
4. May 18Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
5. May 25Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
6. Jun 4Elections, Ethics and Rules recommended it as amended
7. Jun 6Read a second time
8. Jun 7Passed the House of Representatives, 38 to 15

In the Senate Jun 8 – Jun 28

1. Jun 8Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Rules
3. Jun 20Heard in Rules
4. Jun 21Rules recommended it
5. Read a second time
6. Jun 25Sent to Rules
7. Jun 28Died when the session ended