WA HB 1155

enacted

Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WA HB 1155 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1155 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Effective date 6/30/2027.

What is WA HB 1155 about?

WA HB 1155 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1155?

Berry is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1155, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Effective date 6/30/2027.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Effective date 6/30/2027.
became-law
2026-03-23
Chapter 149, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-23
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
President signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-09
Passed final passage; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3.
passage
2026-03-09
House concurred in Senate amendments.
2026-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-05
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
2026-02-27
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-24
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-24
LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:45 AM.
2026-02-23
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-12
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3
2026-02-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-10
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-10
1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 25).
substitution
2026-01-27
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-03-19
Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-02-11
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-02-07
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-07
LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-07
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-31
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-15
Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-03
Prefiled for introduction.
filing

Versions

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1)
2026-02-10 · pass · 65-29
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: other
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: yes
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: other
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: other
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: no
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5)
2026-03-05 · pass · 30-19
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3)
2026-03-09 · pass · 62-33
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: yes
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: no
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: other
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: other
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: no
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1155&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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