Bill

Apprenticeships/wellness

Requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training.

Sponsors

Representative NancePrimary

Representative BergSecondaryRepresentative BerrySecondaryRepresentative DavisSecondaryRepresentative DuerrSecondaryRepresentative FosseSecondaryRepresentative HillSecondaryRepresentative KlobaSecondaryRepresentative LeavittSecondaryRepresentative OrmsbySecondaryRepresentative ParshleySecondaryRepresentative PaulSecondaryRepresentative PolletSecondaryRepresentative ReedSecondaryRepresentative ReevesSecondaryRepresentative RyuSecondaryRepresentative SalahuddinSecondaryRepresentative SantosSecondaryRepresentative SchmidtSecondaryRepresentative ScottSecondaryRepresentative SimmonsSecondaryRepresentative StuebeSecondaryRepresentative ZahnSecondary

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

Current status: Effective date 6/11/2026.

1. Mar 9, 2026
   Effective date 6/11/2026.
2. Mar 9, 2026
   Chapter 14, 2026 Laws.
3. Mar 9, 2026
   Governor signed.
4. Mar 3, 2026
   Delivered to Governor.
5. Feb 28, 2026
   President signed.
6. Feb 28, 2026
   Speaker signed.
7. Feb 26, 2026
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
8. Feb 12, 2026
   First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
9. Feb 10, 2026
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 3.
10. Jan 15, 2026
    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

Hearings