Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington HB 1213

Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Berry (Democratic)

Cosponsors (19)

• Fosse (Democratic)
• Reed (Democratic)
• Obras (Democratic)
• Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
• Alvarado (Democratic)
• Mena (Democratic)
• Macri (Democratic)
• Ryu (Democratic)
• Farivar (Democratic)
• Doglio (Democratic)
• Simmons (Democratic)
• Peterson (Democratic)
• Street (Democratic)
• Wylie (Democratic)
• Pollet (Democratic)
• Ormsby (Democratic)
• Lekanoff (Democratic)
• Salahuddin (Democratic)
• Hill (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Engrossed Second Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Second Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• May 17, 2025
  Effective date 1/1/2026.
• May 17, 2025
  Chapter 304, 2025 Laws.
• May 17, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 23, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 22, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 19, 2025 · House
  Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 3.
• Apr 19, 2025 · House
  House concurred in Senate amendments.
• Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
  Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Apr 5, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
• Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
  LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
• Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 2.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Mar 10, 2025 · House
  Held on calendar.
• Mar 10, 2025 · House
  2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).
• Mar 9, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Feb 28, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Feb 27, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Feb 27, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 27, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 27, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Feb 22, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Feb 12, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Feb 7, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 7, 2025 · House
  LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 7, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 31, 2025 · House
  Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 21, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 13, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
• Jan 9, 2025 · House
  Prefiled for introduction.