Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. · Jan 13, 2025
LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 31, 2025
And refer to Ways & Means. · Jan 31, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Jan 31, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 31, 2025
LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 31, 2025
And refer to Ways & Means. · Jan 31, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Jan 31, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 31, 2025
Referred to Ways & Means. · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Ways & Means. · Feb 3, 2025
WM - Majority; without recommendation. · Feb 20, 2025
WM - Majority; without recommendation. · Feb 20, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 21, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 21, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 26, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 26, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 28, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 28, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 28, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Feb 28, 2025
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. · Mar 4, 2025
LAWS - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 26, 2025
LAWS - Majority; do pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 26, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 27, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 14, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 15, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Apr 15, 2025
President signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 22, 2025
Governor signed. · May 20, 2025
Chapter 375, 2025 Laws. · May 20, 2025
Effective date 1/1/2026. · May 20, 2025
The numbers
13
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Javier ValdezDrew HansenNoel FrameBob HasegawaMarko LiiasT'wina NoblesTina OrwallJamie PedersenRebecca SaldañaJesse SalomonDerek StanfordLisa WellmanClaire Wilson
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-15 · Yea 59, Nay 38, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-28 · Yea 40, Nay 8, Absent 0, Excused 1
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.
Who is lobbying on this
WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Heather Kurtenbach
3 filingsWA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Erin Frasier
2 filingsFrom 5 filings in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 1/1/2026. (May 20, 2025).