Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson

Makes period of absence for donation of body part, organ or tissue "serious health condition" for which family leave may be taken. Makes unlawful for insurer that offers life insurance, health insurance or long term care insurance to discriminate against or decline or limit insurance coverage for insurance applicant or insured who is living donor of body part, organ or tissue, or to prohibit applicant or insured from donating body part, organ or tissue as condition of receiving or continuing to receive coverage.

Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for firefighters killed in line of duty. Requires payment of fee before department may erect sign.

Provides that auction company has lien on motor vehicle that auction company possesses and stored on premises that auction company owns or controls. Permits auction company to title motor vehicle in name of auction company if motor vehicle remains unclaimed on auction company's premises for more than 30 days, in name of insurer that directed auction company to take possession of motor vehicle or in name of nonprofit organization that directed auction company to take possession of motor vehicle. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to ] enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. ] Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. ] Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice ] make policy available to employees in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act and such violations were substantial contributing factor in causing separation from employment . Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven ] five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions of Act no later than 90 days after effective date. Becomes operative January ] October 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public. Provides exception if food vendor ensures that polystyrene container is used only on premises of food vendor and that polystyrene containers used on premises of food vendor are delivered to facility for recycling, processing or conversion into new product. Takes effect January 1, 2021.

Limits guardian's authority to limit protected person's preferred associations with third parties. Permits interested person to move court to review guardian's power to limit protected person's associations and requires court to conduct hearing . Permits court to remove guardian for unreasonably limiting protected person's associations or failing to perform certain duties. Requires guardian to utilize substituted judgment standard for making decisions on behalf of protected person. Permits guardian to utilize best interest standard if guardian is unable to determine protected person's preferences.

Provides that individual may not be disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits for voluntarily leaving work, failing to apply for available suitable work or failing to accept suitable work, if individual or member of individual's immediate family was victim of conduct that, in determination of Director of Employment Department, more likely than not constitutes crime of intimidation, individual believes that individual or immediate family member could become victim of crime of intimidation ] such conduct or individual seeks to protect individual or immediate family member from crime of intimidation ] such conduct that individual reasonably believes will occur as a result of individual's continued employment or acceptance of work. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that client has right to privately communicate with lawyer and representative of lawyer. Provides that evidence derived from privileged confidential communication is inadmissible in certain proceedings if confidential communication was obtained or disclosed without consent of client. Requires local correctional facilities and prisons to maintain one log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers visiting inmates and one log for all other persons visiting inmates. Requires all visitors to sign appropriate log. Provides that, unless exception applies, log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers is confidential, not subject to disclosure as public record and not subject to subpoena. Requires suppression of evidence derived from unlawful disclosure of log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers. ].

Modifies requirement to record peace officer's ] interview with person under 18 years of age to include custodial interviews conducted inside law enforcement facility by peace officer, school resource officer or special campus security officer of investigations into misdemeanors, felonies and acts that, if committed by adult, would constitute crimes and require recorded interviews whenever person under 18 years of age would reasonably believe person is in custody ] misdemeanors or felonies . Requires recording of custodial interviews with person under 18 years of age conducted outside of law enforcement facility if officer is wearing video camera. Creates exceptions.

Adds Department of Education employees, school district board members and public charter school governing body members to list of mandatory reporters of child abuse.