Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 16 D cosponsors

HB 1694 — Addressing home care workforce shortages.

Last action — Effective date 7/23/2023.

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  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

286 added · 468 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to House Bill 1694 primarily involved updates to the wording and structure around definitions related to long-term care workers. Notably, the term "date of hire" has been clarified to specify that it refers to when a worker is first employed, rather than just paid. This distinction is important because it helps set clear expectations for both employers and caregivers about when employment officially begins, potentially affecting benefits and job security for long-term care workers. Additionally, the bill has reorganized sections for clarity and added new sections to enhance its framework.

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H-1246.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1694 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Alvarado, Tharinger, Berry, Lekanoff, Reed, Leavitt, Fitzgibbon, Callan, Santos, Chopp, Ortiz-Self, Senn, Taylor, Pollet, Macri, Riccelli, and Simmons) READ FIRST TIME 02/16/23.
H-0888.1 HOUSE BILL 1694 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives Alvarado, Tharinger, Berry, Lekanoff, Reed, Leavitt, Fitzgibbon, Callan, Santos, Chopp, Ortiz-Self, Senn, Taylor, Pollet, Macri, Riccelli, and Simmons Read first time 01/31/23.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
amending RCW 18.88B.021, 18.88B.031, 74.39A.341, 18.88B.041, and 74.39A.076;
amending RCW 18.88B.021, 18.88B.031, 18.88B.041, and 74.39A.076;
adding new sections to chapter 18.88B RCW;
adding a new section to chapter 18.88A RCW;
creating new sections;
and creating new sections.
and providing expiration dates.
(2) "Date of hire" means the first day the long-term care worker is employed by any employer.
(2) "Date of hire" means the first day the long-term care worker is paid to provide direct care by any employer.
(((5))) (6) "Long-term care worker" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.
1 SHB 1694 (((5))) (6) "Long-term care worker" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.
1 HB 1694 (((6))) (7) "Personal care services" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.
(((6))) (7) "Personal care services" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.
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(a) Rules adopted under this subsection (3) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that additional p.
2 SHB 1694 (a) Rules adopted under this subsection (3) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that additional time for long-term care workers to become certified is no longer necessary, whichever is later.
2 HB 1694 time for long-term care workers to become certified is no longer necessary, whichever is later.
The skills demonstration, the knowledge test, or both, may be administered during or after a student's formal training.
The skills demonstration, the knowledge test, or both, may be administered on the last day of a student's formal training.
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(4) All examinations shall be conducted by fair and wholly impartial methods.
3 SHB 1694 (4) All examinations shall be conducted by fair and wholly impartial methods.
The certification examination shall be administered and evaluated by the department ((or)), by a contractor p.
The certification examination shall be administered and evaluated by ((the)):
3 HB 1694 to the department that is ((neither)) not an employer of long-term care workers ((or a private contractor providing training services under this chapter.
(a) The department ((or by a));
(5))), or by a high school or community college that has met department standards for administering the examination.
(b) A contractor to the department that is ((neither)) not an employer of long-term care workers ((or a private contractor providing training services under this chapter.
(5) In addition to the standards under subsection (4) of this section, the department shall examine and authorize innovative ways to reduce barriers to certification and testing, including allowing for remote proctoring of the knowledge examination, allowing long- term care workers to sign up for testing at the time of hire contingent on completion of training, and expanding the number and type of testing locations.
(5))), unless the employer is a department of social and health services approved instructor and has met the department standards for administering the examination;
or (c) A high school or community college that has met department standards for administering the examination.
(5) In addition to the standards under subsection (4) of this section, the department shall examine and authorize innovative ways to reduce barriers to certification and testing, including allowing for remote proctoring of the knowledge examination, allowing long- term care workers to sign up for testing upon registering for training contingent on completion of training, and expanding the number and type of testing locations.
NEW SECTION.
A new section is added to chapter 18.88B RCW to read as follows:
(1) A certificate that has been expired for five years or less may be reinstated if the person holding the expired certificate:
(a) Completes an abbreviated application form;
(b) Pays any necessary fees, including the current certification fee, late renewal fees, and expired credential reissuance fees, unless exempt pursuant to section 5 of this act;
(c) Provides a written declaration that no action has been taken by a state or federal jurisdiction or hospital which would prevent or restrict the person holding the expired certificate from practicing as a home care aide;
(d) Provides a written declaration that the person holding the expired certificate has not voluntarily given up any credential or privilege or has not been restricted from practicing as a home care aide in lieu of or to avoid formal action;
and (e) Submits to a state and federal background check as required by RCW 74.39A.056, if the certificate has been expired for more than one year.
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4 SHB 1694 (2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, a certificate that has been expired for more than five years may be reinstated if the person holding the expired certificate demonstrates competence to the standards established by the secretary and meets other requirements established by the secretary.
NEW SECTION.
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A new section is added to chapter 18.88B RCW to read as follows:
(1) Beginning September 1, 2023, a person whose home care aide certificate has been expired for more than six months and less than two years who seeks to restore the certificate to active status is exempt from the payment of any late renewal fee or current renewal fee if the person complies with all other certification requirements determined necessary by the department to return to active status.
(2) The department shall send a notification to the last known address of each person who held a certificate under this chapter and, since January 1, 2020, failed to renew the certificate to inform the person that a certificate may be restored without a financial penalty or payment of a renewal fee under subsection (1) of this section.
For persons who have allowed their certificates to expire since January 1, 2023, the department must allow six months to pass since the expiration prior to contacting them to inform them that a certificate may be restored without a financial penalty or payment of a renewal fee under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The department and the department of social and health services, as applicable, shall adopt rules to assure that continuing education requirements are not a barrier for persons seeking to reactivate their certificates under this chapter.
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(4) This section expires July 1, 2025.
NEW SECTION.
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A new section is added to chapter 18.88A RCW to read as follows:
(1) Beginning September 1, 2023, a person whose nursing assistant certificate has been expired for more than six months and less than two years who seeks to restore the certificate to active status is exempt from the payment of any late renewal fee or current renewal fee if the person complies with all other certification requirements determined necessary by the department to return to active status.
(2) The department shall send a notification to the last known address of each person who held a certificate under this chapter and, p.
5 SHB 1694 since January 1, 2020, failed to renew the certificate to inform the person that a certificate may be restored without a financial penalty or payment of a renewal fee under subsection (1) of this section.
For persons who have allowed their certificates to expire since January 1, 2023, the department must allow six months to pass since the expiration prior to contacting them to inform them that a certificate may be restored without a financial penalty or payment of a renewal fee under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The department shall adopt rules to assure that continuing education requirements are not a barrier for persons seeking to reactivate their certificates under this chapter.
(4) This section expires July 1, 2025.
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RCW 74.39A.341 and 2021 c 203 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All long-term care workers shall complete twelve hours of continuing education training in advanced training topics each year.
This requirement applies beginning July 1, 2012.
(2) Completion of continuing education as required in this section is a prerequisite to maintaining home care aide certification under chapter 18.88B RCW.
(3) Unless voluntarily certified as a home care aide under chapter 18.88B RCW, subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) An individual provider caring only for his or her biological, step, or adoptive child;
(b) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW;
(c) Before January 1, 2016, a long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business;
(d) A person working as an individual provider who provides twenty hours or less of care for one person in any calendar month;
((or)) (e) A person working as an individual provider who only provides respite services and works less than three hundred hours in any calendar year;
or (f) A person whose certificate has been expired for less than five years who seeks to restore the certificate to active status.
The person does not need to complete continuing education requirements in order for their certificate to be restored to active status.
Subsection (1) of this section applies to persons once the p.
6 SHB 1694 certificate has been restored to active status, beginning on the date the certificate is restored to active status.
(4) Only training curriculum approved by the department may be used to fulfill the training requirements specified in this section.
The department shall only approve training curriculum that:
(a) Has been developed with input from consumer and worker representatives;
and (b) Requires comprehensive instruction by qualified instructors.
(5) Individual providers under RCW 74.39A.270 shall be compensated for training time required by this section.
(6) If a pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency impacts the ability of long-term care workers to complete training as required by this section, the department may adopt rules to allow long-term care workers additional time to complete the training requirements.
(a) Rules adopted under this subsection (6) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that all long- term care workers who were unable to complete the training required in this section have had adequate access to complete the required training, whichever is later.
Once the department determines a rule adopted under this subsection (6) is no longer necessary, it must repeal the rule under RCW 34.05.353.
(b) Within 12 months of the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency, the department shall conduct a review of training compliance with subsection (1) of this section and provide the legislature with a report.
(7) The department of health shall adopt rules to implement subsection (1) of this section.
(8) The department shall adopt rules to implement subsection (2) of this section.
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(a)(i)(A) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants or persons who are in an approved training program for certified nursing assistants under chapter 18.88A RCW, medicare- certified home health aides, or other persons who hold a similar p.
(a)(i)(A) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants or persons who are in an approved training program for certified nursing assistants under chapter 18.88A RCW, medicare- certified home health aides, or other persons who hold a similar health credential, as determined by the secretary, or persons with special education training and an endorsement granted by the superintendent of public instruction, as described in RCW 28A.300.010, if the secretary determines that the circumstances do not require certification.
7 SHB 1694 health credential, as determined by the secretary, or persons with special education training and an endorsement granted by the superintendent of public instruction, as described in RCW 28A.300.010, if the secretary determines that the circumstances do not require certification.
and (ii) For individual providers hired after September 1, 2023, an individual provider caring only for the individual provider's sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership.
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4 HB 1694 sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership.
(g) A long-term care worker providing approved services only for a spouse or registered domestic partner and funded through the United States department of veterans affairs home and community-based programs.
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(a) A biological, step, or adoptive parent who is the individual provider only for the person's developmentally disabled son or daughter must receive twelve hours of training relevant to the needs of ((adults)) individuals with developmental disabilities within the first one hundred twenty days after becoming an individual provider.
(a) A biological, step, or adoptive parent who is the individual provider only for the person's developmentally disabled son or daughter must receive twelve hours of training relevant to the needs of adults with developmental disabilities within the first one hundred twenty days after becoming an individual provider.
Five of the fourteen hours must be completed before becoming eligible to provide care, including two hours of orientation training regarding the caregiving role and terms of employment and three hours of safety training.
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5 HB 1694 must be completed before becoming eligible to provide care, including two hours of orientation training regarding the caregiving role and terms of employment and three hours of safety training.
(d) Individual providers identified in (d)(i) or (ii) of this subsection must complete thirty-five hours of training within the first one hundred twenty days after becoming an individual provider.
(d) Individual providers identified in (d)(i) or (ii) of this subsection must complete thirty -five hours of training within the first one hundred twenty days after becoming an individual provider.
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(i)(A) An individual provider caring only for the individual provider's biological, step, or adoptive child or parent unless covered by (a) of this subsection;
9 SHB 1694 (i)(A) An individual provider caring only for the individual provider's biological, step, or adoptive child or parent unless covered by (a) of this subsection;
((and)) (ii) A person working as an individual provider who provides twenty hours or less of care for one person in any calendar month;
and (ii) A person working as an individual provider who provides twenty hours or less of care for one person in any calendar month.
and (iii) A long-term care worker providing approved services only for a spouse or registered domestic partner and funded through the United States department of veterans affairs home and community-based programs.
(a) Rules adopted under this subsection (4) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that all long- term care workers who were unable to complete the training required in subsection (1) of this section have had adequate access to complete the required training, whichever is later.
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6 HB 1694 (a) Rules adopted under this subsection (4) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that all long- term care workers who were unable to complete the training required in subsection (1) of this section have had adequate access to complete the required training, whichever is later.
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(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
10 SHB 1694 (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, beginning June 1, 2025, the department shall annually report on the status of:
(1) By June 1, 2025, the department shall establish a workforce data collection and public reporting monitoring system to accurately determine the status of:
(b) The average wages of long-term care workers compared to entry-level positions in other industries;
(b) Long-term care worker shortages;
(c) Projections of service demands;
(c) Delays in the ability for long-term care workers to receive required training, testing, and certification;
(d) Geographic disparities in the supply of long-term care workers;
(d) Unmet service demands;
and (e) Any race, gender, or other worker demographic data available through preexisting administrative data sources.
and (e) Geographic areas and populations for which there are disparities in long-term care workers and services.
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The department of social and health services shall design a pilot project to allow the spouse or domestic partner of a person with complex medical needs who is eligible for long-term services and supports through the department of social and health services to receive payment for providing home care services to the spouse or domestic partner.
The department of social and health services shall design a pilot project to allow the spouse of a person with complex medical needs who is eligible for long-term services and supports through the department of social and health services to receive payment for providing home care services to the spouse.
The design shall consider the appropriate acuity level of the care-receiving spouse or domestic partner, the training needs of the care-providing spouse or domestic partner, payment parameters, fiscal considerations and use of medicaid matching funds, geographic locations for implementing the pilot project, ways to design the project to aid in future statewide implementation, cost estimates for implementing the pilot project, cost estimates for implementing a pilot project expansion, projected number of individuals to be served, a proposed timeline for implementation of the pilot project, and a proposed timeline for implementation of an expanded pilot project.
The design shall consider the appropriate acuity level of the care- receiving spouse, the training needs of the care-providing spouse, payment parameters, fiscal considerations and use of medicaid matching funds, geographic locations for implementing the pilot project, ways to design the project to aid in future statewide p.
The department of social and health services and the health care authority shall prepare and submit a waiver to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to allow the state to receive federal matching funds to support the pilot project.
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The department of social and health services shall submit the pilot project design to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by November 1, 2023.
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(1) The department of social and health services shall study the feasibility and cost of paying the parents of children under 18 years old who are eligible for services through the department of social and health services developmental disabilities administration and are medically complex, have complex support needs related to their behaviors, or have an intellectual or developmental disability.
The department of social and health services shall study the feasibility and cost of paying the parents of children under 18 years old who are medically complex or have complex support needs related to their behaviors.
(2) From January 1, 2024, until October 1, 2025, the department of social and health services shall conduct a pilot project to allow the parents of children described in subsection (1) of this section, who have a household income no greater than 300 percent of the federal poverty level, adjusted for family size, to receive payment for providing home care services to those children.
The department of social and health services must submit a report to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by December 31, 2023.
The pilot project must be conducted in one urban county and one rural county.
The report shall address any statutory or regulatory changes needed to authorize the payments, necessary information technology changes for the agency and associated costs, elements needed to prepare a federal waiver or state plan amendments to allow for the use of federal matching funds for the payments to parents, estimates of the number of children expected to be served, the anticipated annual cost to the state both if federal matching funds are available and if they are not available, recommendations on the types of training needed for parents to support their children's care needs, and a proposed timeline for implementation which may be phased, if necessary.
The pilot project must be designed to inform the statewide adoption of a policy to reimburse the parents of children under 18 years old described in subsection (1) of this section and to assist in the development of a federal waiver or state plan amendment to allow for the use of federal matching funds for the payments.
(3) The department of social and health services must submit:
(a) An initial report to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by December 31, 2023.
The initial report shall address any statutory or regulatory changes needed to authorize the payments, necessary information technology changes for the agency and associated costs, elements needed to prepare a federal waiver or state plan amendments to allow for the use of federal matching funds for the payments to parents, estimates of the number of children expected to be served, the anticipated annual cost to the state both if federal matching funds are available and if they are not available, recommendations on the types of training needed for parents to support their children's care needs, and a proposed timeline for implementation which may be phased, if necessary;
and (b) A final report to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2025.
The final report must describe the design and results of the pilot p.
12 SHB 1694 project and assess options to expand the payment policy statewide and to persons with higher income levels.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents the department of social and health services from expanding the pilot project in subsection (2) of this section or from pursuing a federal waiver or state plan amendment to allow for the use of federal matching funds for a statewide payment policy while the pilot project is in process if authority has been provided by the legislature.
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Action History

  1. Effective date 7/23/2023.

  2. Chapter 424, 2023 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. President signed.

  6. Speaker signed.

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  15. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.

  16. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  17. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  18. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  20. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  21. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  22. 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23).

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

  24. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  25. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  26. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

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

  28. Referred to Appropriations.

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

  30. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  31. Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.

  32. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30000
Democrat 55002
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 96002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Cheney — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Hutchins — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Robertson — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Chipalo Street Democrat Yea
Chris Stearns Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Clyde Shavers Democrat Yea
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Darya Farivar Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Joe Timmons Democrat Yea
Julia Reed Democrat Yea
Julio Cortes Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Not Voting
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Mary Fosse Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharlett Mena Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
April Connors Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Joel McEntire Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Kevin Waters Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Klicker Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Peter Abbarno Republican Yea
Sam Low Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Stephanie Barnard Republican Yea
Stephanie McClintock Republican Yea
Suzanne Schmidt Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea
Travis Couture Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12)

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Republican 15001
Democrat 22000
Total 47002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Van De Wege — Not Voting
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Not Voting
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30000
Democrat 55002
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 96002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Cheney — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Hutchins — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Robertson — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Chipalo Street Democrat Yea
Chris Stearns Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Clyde Shavers Democrat Yea
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Darya Farivar Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Not Voting
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Joe Timmons Democrat Yea
Julia Reed Democrat Yea
Julio Cortes Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Mary Fosse Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Not Voting
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharlett Mena Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
April Connors Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Joel McEntire Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Kevin Waters Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Klicker Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Peter Abbarno Republican Yea
Sam Low Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Stephanie Barnard Republican Yea
Stephanie McClintock Republican Yea
Suzanne Schmidt Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea
Travis Couture Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1694?
HB 1694 is sponsored by Tarra Simmons (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), Nicole Macri (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Jamila Taylor (Democrat), Lillian Ortiz-Self (Democrat), Chopp, Sharon Tomiko Santos (Democrat), Lisa Callan (Democrat), Joe Fitzgibbon (Democrat), Mari Leavitt (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), Debra Lekanoff (Democrat), Liz Berry (Democrat), Steve Tharinger (Democrat), Emily Alvarado (Democrat), and Tana Senn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1694?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2023. Enacted.
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