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IA SSB1014

SB

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Workforce

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows employers to designate which job positions qualify as "safety-sensitive" for purposes of drug testing, rather than relying solely on statutory criteria

  • Permits employers to notify employees of drug test results and related communications via in-person exchange or electronic notification as alternatives to certified mail, if the employee chooses

  • Changes civil liability provisions so that only employers (not any "person") can be held liable for violations of the drug testing law

  • Requires aggrieved employees seeking affirmative relief to prove by a preponderance of evidence that a violation directly caused their damages

  • Removes the requirement that employers bear the burden of proving compliance with testing requirements when facing legal action; adds requirement that attorney fees awarded be "reasonable"

Legislative Description

A bill for an act concerning private sector employee drug testing.(See SF 110.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 110.

1/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Workforce1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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