Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages.” Read the full text
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2026 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. · Jan 14, 2026
LAWS - Executive action taken by committee. · Jan 30, 2026
LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 30, 2026
LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 30, 2026
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 3, 2026
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 3, 2026
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 7, 2026
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 7, 2026
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 7, 2026
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 7, 2026
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 7, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 9, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 9, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 9, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 12, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 12, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 12, 2026
2nd substitute bill substituted. · Feb 13, 2026
2nd substitute bill substituted. · Feb 13, 2026
2nd substitute bill substituted. · Feb 13, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 13, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. · Feb 13, 2026
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. · Feb 17, 2026
LC - Majority; do pass. · Feb 24, 2026
And refer to Ways & Means. · Feb 24, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 24, 2026
Referred to Ways & Means. · Feb 25, 2026
WM - Majority; do pass. · Mar 2, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 2, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 2, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 3, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 4, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 4, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 5, 2026
President signed. · Mar 6, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 6, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 14, 2026
Chapter 53, 2026 Laws. · Mar 14, 2026
Effective date 6/11/2026*. · Mar 14, 2026
The numbers
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Mary FosseSuzanne SchmidtLiz BerryOsman SalahuddinJanice ZahnChris StearnsLisa ParshleyRoger GoodmanAlex RamelBeth DoglioDan BronoskeJulio CortesEdwin ObrasGerry PolletNicole MacriGreg NanceLisa Callan
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-03-04 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-02-13 · Yea 94, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 6/11/2026*. (Mar 14, 2026).