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Bill

HB 2303

Biennium 2025-26 · House of origin

Employee microchipping

Prohibiting employers from microchipping employees.

Sponsors
Representative ThomasPrimary
Representative BergquistSecondaryRepresentative BernbaumSecondaryRepresentative BerrySecondaryRepresentative CortesSecondaryRepresentative DoglioSecondaryRepresentative DuerrSecondaryRepresentative FosseSecondaryRepresentative GoodmanSecondaryRepresentative GregersonSecondaryRepresentative HillSecondaryRepresentative KlobaSecondaryRepresentative MacriSecondaryRepresentative MorganSecondaryRepresentative ObrasSecondaryRepresentative OrmsbySecondaryRepresentative ParshleySecondaryRepresentative RamelSecondaryRepresentative ReedSecondaryRepresentative ReevesSecondaryRepresentative RyuSecondaryRepresentative ScottSecondaryRepresentative StreetSecondaryRepresentative TaylorSecondaryRepresentative WylieSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Status

10 key events · 23 total

Current status: Effective date 6/11/2026.

  1. Mar 11, 2026
    Effective date 6/11/2026.
  2. Mar 11, 2026
    Chapter 25, 2026 Laws.
  3. Mar 11, 2026
    Governor signed.
  4. Mar 5, 2026
    Delivered to Governor.
  5. Mar 4, 2026
    President signed.
  6. Mar 4, 2026
    Speaker signed.
  7. Mar 3, 2026
    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  8. Feb 17, 2026
    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  9. Feb 14, 2026
    Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  10. Jan 12, 2026
    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.