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WA HB 1788

enacted

Concerning workers' compensation benefits.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 1788 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1788 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-25): Effective date 7/1/2026.

What is WA HB 1788 about?

WA HB 1788 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning workers' compensation benefits.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1788?

Richards is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1788, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-25 — Effective date 7/1/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Richardsprimary
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Obrascosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Wyliecosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Bronoskecosponsor
  • Taylorcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-25

    Effective date 7/1/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2025-04-25

    Chapter 168, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-04-25

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-21

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-18

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-15

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-09

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-05

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2025-04-03

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-04-03

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2025-04-03

    WM - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-03

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  15. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-21

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-21

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  18. 2025-03-21

    LC - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-21

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  20. 2025-03-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  21. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  24. 2025-03-05

    2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).

    substitution

  25. 2025-03-04

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  26. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  29. 2025-02-27

    APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  30. 2025-02-27

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

  31. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  32. 2025-02-21

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-19

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  34. 2025-02-19

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

    substitution

  35. 2025-02-19

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  36. 2025-02-12

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

  37. 2025-02-03

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 78-18

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: other
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • 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: no
    • 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: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: other
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)

    2025-04-15 · pass · 36-12

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: other
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1788&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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