---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the laid-off employees act.)"
description: "Modifying the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the laid-off employees act.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6106"
citation: "Washington SB 6106 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac78bd91-4853-4d7a-9b6e-8600f8434988"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6106&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "4c7af5d482f990efafad9467dfac52d99cc1c73a1456287b9ac8152acf68b13c"
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 SB 6106 (2025-2026) — Modifying the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the laid-off employees act.)

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6106.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6106.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6106.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cleveland — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-27** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-02** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-25** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:45 AM.
- **2026-02-25** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 75; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17** Chapter 86, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-17** Effective date 3/17/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac78bd91-4853-4d7a-9b6e-8600f8434988`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).