---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them."
description: "Concerning privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1187"
citation: "Washington HB 1187 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hackney"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/243d0c2b-58ed-48df-9006-ef8b1cd1351b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1187&year=2023"
source_hash: "c341c593c8fe807196ab4a1d31d00effb92142f710a910c40264dc1c2555c4bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1187 (2023-2024) — Concerning privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1187.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1187-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1187-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1187-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hackney — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-06** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-20** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-03** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-10** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-10** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (CRJ 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 202, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-01** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/243d0c2b-58ed-48df-9006-ef8b1cd1351b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).