BillTrack50 logo
Free Signup Login
Bill

Bill > HB1128

WA HB1128

WA HB1128
Establishing a child care workforce standards board.

summary

Introduced
01/13/2025
In Committee
02/23/2026
Crossed Over
02/13/2026
Passed
03/23/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/23/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT Relating to establishing a child care workforce standards 2 board; adding a new chapter to Title 49 RCW; and creating a new 3 section. 4

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board, a new entity tasked with improving employment standards for child care workers. The board will be composed of representatives from child care workers, employers, professional development programs, and parents, along with the secretaries of the departments of Children, Youth, and Families and Labor and Industries. The board's primary function is to conduct investigations, hold public hearings, and gather data on working conditions in the child care industry to recommend minimum compensation and other employment standards to the Director of the Department of Labor and Industries. These recommendations will focus on areas such as staffing, recruitment, retention, and wage rates, and the board is prohibited from making recommendations regarding licensing of child care facilities. The bill also defines key terms like "child care employer" and "child care worker" and mandates data sharing between relevant state departments to facilitate the implementation of these new standards.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (43)

Mary Fosse (D)*,  Emily Alvarado (D),  April Berg (D),  Steve Bergquist (D),  Adam Bernbaum (D),  Liz Berry (D),  Dan Bronoske (D),  Lisa Callan (D),  Julio Cortes (D),  Lauren Davis (D),  Beth Doglio (D),  Darya Farivar (D),  Jake Fey (D),  Roger Goodman (D),  David Hackney (D),  Natasha Hill (D),  Shelley Kloba (D),  Debra Lekanoff (D),  Nicole Macri (D),  Sharlett Mena (D),  Melanie Morgan (D),  Greg Nance (D),  Edwin Obras (D),  Timm Ormsby (D),  Lillian Ortiz-Self (D),  Lisa Parshley (D),  Dave Paul (D),  Strom Peterson (D),  Gerry Pollet (D),  Alex Ramel (D),  Julia Reed (D),  Kristine Reeves (D),  Alicia Rule (D),  Cindy Ryu (D),  Osman Salahuddin (D),  Shaun Scott (D),  Clyde Shavers (D),  Tarra Simmons (D),  Chris Stearns (D),  Monica Stonier (D),  Jamila Taylor (D),  Joe Timmons (D),  Sharon Wylie (D), 

Last Action

Effective date 6/11/2026. (on 03/23/2026)

Bill Topics

Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Fair Labor Standards
  • ‐ General Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Working Conditions and Hours
Social Welfare
  • ‐ Family Issues
(1 Companion Bills)

bill text

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1128&Year=2025&Initiative=false 12/23/2024
Final bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128-S2%20HBR%20FBR%2026.pdf 04/15/2026
BillText https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1128-S2.SL.pdf 03/26/2026
Second substitute House bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128-S2%20HBR%20PL%2026.pdf 03/11/2026
BillText https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1128-S2.PL.pdf 03/09/2026
King 1128-S2 AMS KING S5879.1 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Amendments/Senate/1128-S2%20AMS%20KING%20S5879.1.pdf 03/04/2026
King 1128-S2 AMS KING S5878.1 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Amendments/Senate/1128-S2%20AMS%20KING%20S5878.1.pdf 03/04/2026
King 1128-S2 AMS KING S5877.1 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Amendments/Senate/1128-S2%20AMS%20KING%20S5877.1.pdf 03/04/2026
Second substitute Senate bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/1128-S2%20SBR%20APS%2026.pdf 03/04/2026
Second substitute House bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128-S2%20HBR%20SA%2026.pdf 03/04/2026
Saldaña 1128-S2 AMS SALD S5771.2 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Amendments/Senate/1128-S2%20AMS%20SALD%20S5771.2.pdf 03/03/2026
Second substitute Senate bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/1128-S2%20SBR%20LC%20OC%2026.pdf 02/23/2026
Fiscal Note - 1128 2SHB (Final) https://fnspublic.ofm.wa.gov/FNSPublicSearch/GetPDF?packageID=77100 02/21/2026
Second substitute Senate bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/1128-S2%20SBR%20LC%20TA%2026.pdf 02/20/2026
Second substitute Senate bill report (orig.) https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/1128-S2%20SBA%20LC%2026.pdf 02/18/2026
Fiscal Note - 1128 2SHB (Partial) https://fnspublic.ofm.wa.gov/FNSPublicSearch/GetPDF?packageID=76906 02/17/2026
Second substitute House bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128-S2%20HBR%20APH%2026.pdf 02/16/2026
BillText https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1128-S2.pdf 02/10/2026
House bill report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128%20HBR%20APP%2026.pdf 02/10/2026
Fiscal Note - 1128 SHB (Final) https://fnspublic.ofm.wa.gov/FNSPublicSearch/GetPDF?packageID=73067 02/03/2026
Fiscal Note - 1128 HB (Final) https://fnspublic.ofm.wa.gov/FNSPublicSearch/GetPDF?packageID=71851 02/03/2026
BillText https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1128-S.pdf 02/11/2025
House Bill Report https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128%20HBR%20LAWS%2025.pdf 02/11/2025
House Bill Analysis 2025 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1128%20HBA%20LAWS%2025.pdf 01/14/2025
BillText https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1128.pdf 12/23/2024
Loading...