---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning shared reporting responsibilities for both the paid family and medical leave and the long-term services and supports trust programs to clarify that information collected from employer reports shall remain private."
description: "Concerning shared reporting responsibilities for both the paid family and medical leave and the long-term services and supports trust programs to clarify that information collected from employer reports shall remain private."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1613"
citation: "Washington HB 1613 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "INSURANCE", "LABOR", "LONG-TERM CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sells"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cefa1d2a-f916-4aff-b040-f617343019ff"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1613&year=2021"
source_hash: "aa8095c0651e5b05b70a3128be86855ef5a132ed6bdaa9374fb4884d233b5138"
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 1613 (2021-2022) — Concerning shared reporting responsibilities for both the paid family and medical leave and the long-term services and supports trust programs to clarify that information collected from employer reports shall remain private.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1613.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **86–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **45–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sells — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 18, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cefa1d2a-f916-4aff-b040-f617343019ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).