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WA SB 6302

enacted

Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 6302 pass?

Yes. WA SB 6302 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 6302 about?

WA SB 6302 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6302?

Conway is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6302, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-18 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Conwayprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-18

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-18

    Chapter 105, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-18

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-09

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-06

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-04

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

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-02

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-02

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  13. 2026-02-26

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

  14. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-20

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-20

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

  17. 2026-02-18

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

  18. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-13

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  20. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-13

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  22. 2026-02-13

    1st substitute bill substituted (LC 26).

    substitution

  23. 2026-02-06

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  24. 2026-02-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  25. 2026-02-03

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  26. 2026-02-03

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

    substitution

  27. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  28. 2026-01-30

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  29. 2026-01-26

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31)

    2026-02-13 · pass · 37-11

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • 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: other
    • Hunt: 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
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes
  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)

    2026-03-05 · pass · 92-4

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: other
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

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