---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements."
description: "Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1155"
citation: "Washington HB 1155 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berry"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-03"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/238226a1-3d5f-49e7-a662-bb055ac0dd18"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1155&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "064401f81944a5f46f7726832cbe78730731c7346336014d3e60bf4a41d7b6ce"
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 1155 (2025-2026) — Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1155.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1155-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1155-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1155-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **65–29** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **62–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Berry — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Farivar — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Mena — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Salahuddin — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-03** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2025-01-13** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-01-31** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-07** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-01-12** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2026-01-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 25). `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:45 AM.
- **2026-02-24** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2026-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-23** Chapter 149, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-23** Effective date 6/30/2027. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/238226a1-3d5f-49e7-a662-bb055ac0dd18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).