Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 9 D cosponsors

HB 1843 — Concerning students' eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Last action — House Rules "X" file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. LAWS - Majority; do pass.

  6. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  7. Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  8. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (142)

142 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1843?
HB 1843 is sponsored by Edwin Obras (Democrat), Beth Doglio (Democrat), Natasha Hill (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Sharon Wylie (Democrat), Shaun Scott (Democrat), Lisa Parshley (Democrat), Liz Berry (Democrat), and Debra Entenman (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1843?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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