---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities."
description: "Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1173"
citation: "Washington HB 1173 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bronoske"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e43da4f5-2f72-437c-9eb7-06d55891440c"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1173&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "c1311566a27cb8e5bdc7a038033f8a6e4e98c4e2a7d80540f2db7b9914d0c8db"
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 1173 (2025-2026) — Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities.

## 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/1173.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1173.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1173.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **82–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **89–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bronoske — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Obras — cosponsor (person)
- Obras — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** 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.
- **2025-01-22** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-01-22** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-01-22** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-03-28** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2025-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 89; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2025-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-09** Chapter 210, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-09** Effective date 1/1/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e43da4f5-2f72-437c-9eb7-06d55891440c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).