---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning prime contractor bidding submission requirements on public works contracts."
description: "Concerning prime contractor bidding submission requirements on public works contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1633"
citation: "Washington HB 1633 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a30e0b8e-02aa-410b-96d2-9eb2b9ffbdcc"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1633&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "a24f9cec4cb6df3cc3babd7f0b6dd2ddf8cc0991b79f47263b5da2e8b9ddd3d3"
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 1633 (2025-2026) — Concerning prime contractor bidding submission requirements on public works contracts.

## 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/1633.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1633.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Obras — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Parshley — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Waters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** First reading, referred to Capital Budget. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-13** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-13** CB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-17** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2025-02-26** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** SGTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2025-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2025-04-24** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 7. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-26** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-17** Chapter 308, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-17** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a30e0b8e-02aa-410b-96d2-9eb2b9ffbdcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).