---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning wage complaints."
description: "Concerning wage complaints."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1217"
citation: "Washington HB 1217 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc7ddc85-9305-4d80-ad99-d416e58494d5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1217&year=2023"
source_hash: "f94147f98e5345c44bd7985fd5bc4fde289bef37cdc09ba9680678ee45d4bc12"
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 1217 (2023-2024) — Concerning wage complaints.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1217.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1217-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1217-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) — **62–34** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#42) — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **53–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-03** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-10** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-27** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-27** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 62; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 243, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc7ddc85-9305-4d80-ad99-d416e58494d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).