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WA HB 1623

died on adjournment

Prohibiting deductions for credit card transaction processing fees from employee tips.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 1623 pass?

No. WA HB 1623 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): House Rules "X" file.

What is WA HB 1623 about?

WA HB 1623 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting deductions for credit card transaction processing fees from employee tips.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1623?

Obras is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1623, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — House Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Obrasprimary
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Streetcosponsor
  • Thomascosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Duerrcosponsor
  • Klobacosponsor
  • Bergquistcosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Gregersoncosponsor
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Santoscosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Taylorcosponsor
  • Stoniercosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Donaghycosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Ortiz-Selfcosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Ramelcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    House Rules "X" file.

  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  5. 2025-02-27

    APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  6. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  7. 2025-02-25

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  8. 2025-02-22

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  9. 2025-02-17

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-14

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  11. 2025-02-14

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-02-14

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  13. 2025-02-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  14. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1623&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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