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WA SB6282

WA SB6282
Requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training.


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Introduced
01/22/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2026

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT Relating to requiring state registered apprenticeships in 2 the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and 3 wellness training; amending RCW 18.106.070 and 19.28.211; and adding 4 a new section to chapter 49.04 RCW. 5

AI Summary

This bill requires that state-registered apprenticeships in building and construction trades provide behavioral health and wellness training to apprentices, with this training needing to cover topics such as destigmatizing mental health, recognizing signs of distress, suicide prevention, substance use disorder awareness, and providing peer support, and this training will be a mandatory component of apprenticeship programs starting July 1, 2027, and up to four hours of such training can also be counted towards continuing education requirements for licensed plumbers and electricians, aiming to improve the well-being of individuals in these demanding professions.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Senate Rules "X" file. (on 02/26/2026)

Bill Topics

Health
  • ‐ Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Education
  • ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Employment Training and Workforce Development

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