Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House Apr 12, 2019
How they voted
25–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
20
Committee
15
Amendments
1
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-36-3)
house
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
upper
Apr 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Wellman
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Jeannie Darneille
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Mullet
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
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