Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.
Last action: 2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Official Description
Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.
Bill Details
- Bill Number
- HB 1773
- Current Status
- Introduced
- Sponsors
- Julio Cortes, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Sharlett Mena, Jamila Taylor, Darya Farivar, Liz Berry, Amy Walen, Timm Ormsby, My-Linh Thai, Monica Stonier, Cindy Ryu, Alex Ramel, Nicole Macri, April Berg, Mia Gregerson, Janice Zahn, Tarra Simmons, Shaun Scott, Lisa Parshley, Osman Salahuddin, Mary Fosse, Davina Duerr, Beth Doglio, Gerry Pollet, Julia Reed
- Introduced
- 2025-01-31
- Chamber
- House
- Current Committee
- Appropriations
Bill History
- 2025-01-31 First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- 2025-02-04 Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- 2025-02-14 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- 2025-02-14 LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- 2025-02-14 Minority; do not pass.
- 2025-02-20 Referred to Appropriations.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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