Senate Bill 5517

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Section 1

This section adds a new section to an existing chapter 49.44. Here is the modified chapter for context.

  1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in law:

    1. It is unlawful for any employer in this state to fail or refuse to hire a prospective employee because the prospective employee submitted to a screening test and the results of the screening test indicate the presence of cannabis; and

    2. It is unlawful for any employer in this state to terminate a current employee because the current employee submitted to a screening test and the results of the screening test indicate the presence of cannabis.

  2. Subsection (1) of this section does not apply:

    1. If compliance would cause an employer to lose a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law;

    2. To the extent they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement;

    3. To the extent they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of federal law; or

    4. To a position of employment funded by a federal grant.

  3. For the purposes of this section:

    1. "Cannabis" has the meaning provided for "marijuana" under RCW 69.50.101; and

    2. "Screening test" means a test of a person's blood, urine, hair, or saliva to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug.

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