WA HB 1779
died on adjournmentAuthorizing 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
Quick answers
Did WA HB 1779 pass?
No. WA HB 1779 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): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
What is WA HB 1779 about?
WA HB 1779 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Authorizing agricultural employers to select 26 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 1779?
Dufault is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1779, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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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
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Versions
- BillCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z
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