Standardizing basic training and certification requirements for long-term care workers who provide in-home care for their family members, including spouses or domestic partners.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Standardizing basic training and certification requirements for long-term care workers who provide in-home care for their family members, including spouses or domestic partners.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
Show all 27 actions
First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. · Jan 13, 2025
PEW - Executive action taken by committee. · Jan 28, 2025
PEW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 28, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 28, 2025
PEW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 28, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 28, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Jan 31, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Jan 31, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 5, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 5, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 6, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 6, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 6, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Feb 6, 2025
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. · Feb 7, 2025
HLTC - Majority; do pass. · Mar 18, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 18, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 19, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 21, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 26, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 26, 2025
Speaker signed. · Mar 31, 2025
President signed. · Mar 31, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 2, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 7, 2025
Chapter 18, 2025 Laws. · Apr 7, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 7, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Nicole MacriCindy RyuJulia ReedLisa CallanDarya FarivarTarra SimmonsChipalo StreetTimm OrmsbyDebra LekanoffKristine ReevesNatasha HillSteve Tharinger
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-03-26 · Yea 48, Nay 1, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-02-06 · Yea 88, Nay 8, Absent 0, Excused 2
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 7/27/2025. (Apr 7, 2025).