---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting warehouse employees."
description: "Protecting warehouse employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1762"
citation: "Washington HB 1762 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doglio"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73f61f22-1ded-4f2b-a7cc-83ede1d7a833"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1762&year=2023"
source_hash: "4c71ad2d2620e08cf2c36326dfeed361b85b947fc675acb130ba43d101987268"
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 1762 (2023-2024) — Protecting warehouse employees.

## 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/1762.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1762-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1762-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1762-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#37) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **53–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **56–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doglio — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** 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** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-22** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-22** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 306, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73f61f22-1ded-4f2b-a7cc-83ede1d7a833`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).