Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 6045

Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining.

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

Sponsors

• Saldaña (Democratic)

Cosponsors (13)

• C. Wilson (Democratic)
• Orwall (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Lovelett (Democratic)
• Hasegawa (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Slatter (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Conway (Democratic)
• Wellman (Democratic)
• Valdez
• Trudeau (Democratic)
• Alvarado (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill
• Second Substitute Bill
• Substitute Bill

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Rules "X" file.
• Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
• Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
• Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled for introduction.