Committee

Washington Senate Labor and Commerce Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB1023 Adopting the cosmetology licensure compact. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1066 Creating a data dashboard to track use of regulated substances. Crossed Over 02/13/2025
HB1068 Removing the exclusion from interest arbitration of Washington management service employees at the department of corrections. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1069 Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits. Crossed Over 02/07/2025
HB1105 Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB1121 Concerning restrictions on the working conditions and hours of sixteen- and seventeen-year olds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB1141 Concerning collective bargaining for agricultural cannabis workers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1162 Concerning workplace violence in health care settings. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1173 Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1213 Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1275 Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB1308 Concerning access to personnel records. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1332 Concerning transportation network companies. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB1341 Concerning the medical cannabis authorization database. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB1347 Concerning cannabis testing laboratories. Crossed Over 02/21/2025
HB1402 Concerning job postings requiring driver's licenses. Crossed Over 03/13/2025
HB1515 Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1524 Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1533 Allowing a specialty electrician to continue working under a valid specialty certificate of competency while enrolled in a journey level apprenticeship program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1551 Extending the cannabis social equity program. Crossed Over 03/07/2025
HB1602 Addressing food service options for liquor licensees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB1622 Allowing bargaining over matters related to the use of artificial intelligence. Crossed Over 03/11/2025
HB1636 Eliminating the per transaction limit for wine and spirit sales. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1644 Concerning the safety and health of working minors. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB1698 Updating liquor permit and licensing provisions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB1722 Reviewing state restrictions affecting students participating in secondary career and technical education programs and other state-approved career pathways. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB1747 Expanding protections for applicants and employees under the Washington fair chance act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1788 Concerning workers' compensation benefits. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1821 Expanding the definition of "interested party" for the purposes of prevailing wage laws. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1874 Requiring training for cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, and hair designers on the care, styling, and treatment of textured hair. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1875 Allowing the use of paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in certain immigration proceedings. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1879 Concerning meal and rest breaks for hospital workers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
SB5023 Providing labor market protections for domestic workers. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5024 Providing a tax exemption for the first 20,000 gallons of wine sold by a winery in Washington. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5039 Removing the exclusion from interest arbitration of Washington management service employees at the department of corrections. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5040 Revised for 1st Substitute: Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel to all law enforcement officers employed by a city, town, county, or governing body of a municipal airport operating under the provisions of chapter 14.08 RCW. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5041 Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5043 Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting correctional facility workers. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5044 Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5054 Providing tax exemption for the first 20,000 gallons of wine sold by a winery in Washington. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5061 Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5062 Establishing a child care workforce standards board. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5070 Concerning prohibiting fees on certain acts of commerce to protect tipped wages for workers while reducing the financial burden on employers. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5090 Updating the professional engineers' registration act. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5101 Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5104 Protecting employees from coercion in the workplace based on immigration status. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5119 Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5162 Concerning workplace violence in health care settings. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5191 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning paid family and medical leave premium collection for dockworkers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5201 Concerning access to psychedelic substances. In Committee 02/13/2025
SB5206 Concerning cannabis retailer advertising. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5217 Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5265 Expanding minimum requirements for electrical inspectors to include certain out-of-state experience. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
SB5291 Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/15/2025
SB5292 Concerning paid family and medical leave rates. Crossed Over 01/15/2025
SB5293 Concerning the prevailing wages on public works. In Committee 01/15/2025
SB5330 Protecting consumers from spiked drinks. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5336 Concerning protections for isolated employees. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5339 Linking increases in the minimum wage to the federal minimum wage. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5345 Concerning access to personnel records. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5368 Studying taxes and fees related to alcohol. Crossed Over 01/20/2025
SB5371 Eliminating the per transaction limit for wine and spirit sales. In Committee 01/20/2025
SB5377 Concerning auto sales. In Committee 01/20/2025
SB5378 Expanding access to grants within the paid family and medical leave insurance program for small school districts. In Committee 01/20/2025
SB5379 Granting interest arbitration to certain parks and recreation commission employees. In Committee 01/20/2025
SB5381 Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn. In Committee 01/21/2025
SB5396 Revised for 1st Substitute: Supporting the continued employment of individuals applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates. In Committee 01/21/2025
SB5399 Concerning liquor licenses. In Committee 01/21/2025
SB5400 Supporting local news journalism. In Committee 01/21/2025
SB5403 Revised for Engrossed: Limiting financial interest agreements for licensed cannabis retailers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/21/2025
SB5408 Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/21/2025
SB5422 Revised for 1st Substitute: Allowing bargaining over matters related to certain uses of artificial intelligence. In Committee 01/22/2025
SB5433 Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining. In Committee 01/22/2025
SB5435 Reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/22/2025
SB5437 Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. In Committee 01/22/2025
SB5447 Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. In Committee 01/23/2025
SB5456 Removing cannabis industry barriers. In Committee 01/23/2025
SB5459 Concerning call center retention. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/23/2025
SB5463 Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/23/2025
SB5468 Concerning collective bargaining for agricultural cannabis workers. In Committee 01/23/2025
SB5473 Concerning law enforcement personnel grievance arbitration procedures. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/24/2025
SB5487 Authorizing agricultural employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies. In Committee 01/24/2025
SB5501 Concerning employer requirements for driving. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
SB5503 Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
SB5511 Regarding low-proof alcoholic beverages. In Committee 01/27/2025
SB5525 Concerning employment loss due to businesses closing or mass layoffs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
SB5526 Concerning the regulation of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products. In Committee 01/27/2025
SB5528 Concerning the installation of transportation electrification infrastructure. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
SB5539 Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5540 Concerning students' eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5548 Concerning workers' compensation benefits. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5549 Expanding protections for applicants and employees under the Washington fair chance act. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5572 Promoting the efficient administration of school construction assistance program projects. In Committee 01/29/2025
SB5578 Concerning labor standards. In Committee 01/30/2025
SB5592 Concerning manufacturers and vehicle dealers. In Committee 01/30/2025
SB5600 Concerning regulation of transportation network companies during large-scale events. In Committee 01/30/2025
SB5626 Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. In Committee 01/31/2025
SB5653 Concerning collective bargaining by fish and wildlife officers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
SB5694 Establishing a statewide boiler operator certification. Crossed Over 02/06/2025
SB5700 Concerning the medical cannabis authorization database. In Committee 02/07/2025
SB5701 Revised for 1st Substitute: Expanding access to records for the purposes of enforcing prevailing wage laws. Crossed Over 02/07/2025
SB5722 Creating a grant program to promote local workforce development, reduce transportation pollution, and strengthen food sovereignty and climate and disaster resiliency. In Committee 02/11/2025
SB5756 Concerning the safety and health of working minors. In Committee 02/14/2025
SB5758 Supporting social equity in the cannabis industry by establishing distance requirements for certain licensees. Crossed Over 02/17/2025
SB5786 Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025