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WA HB 1779

in committee

Authorizing agricultural employers to select 26 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Dufaultprimary
  • Engellcosponsor
  • Eslickcosponsor
  • Jacobsencosponsor
  • Mendozacosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1779&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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