Unemployment bill becomes first Washington bill signed into law in 2021
Gov. Inslee signs Senate Bill 5061, the unemployment bill, into law. (Governor Inslee s office)
An unemployment bill has officially been signed into law, marking the first bill to get the governor’s autograph this year.
“I’m signing Senate Bill 5061 very happily,” Governor Jay Inslee announced, as he added his John Hancock to the bill. “We just made some good law in the state of Washington.”
Touted by legislators as a helping hand to small businesses, the bill passed both the House and the Senate late in January with overwhelming bipartisan support.