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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

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

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

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  2. 2025-02-05

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

  3. 2025-02-14

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

  4. 2025-02-14

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-14

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  6. 2025-02-17

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  7. 2025-02-22

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

  8. 2025-02-25

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

  9. 2025-02-27

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

  10. 2025-02-27

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

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  11. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

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  12. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  13. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  14. 2026-01-12

    House Rules "X" file.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

Attribution

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