---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning death benefits applicable to drivers of transportation network companies."
description: "Concerning death benefits applicable to drivers of transportation network companies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2382"
citation: "Washington HB 2382 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berry"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10ebeb1f-606a-4895-a309-3e7453705a8b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2382&year=2023"
source_hash: "1d668b8b45feaef0829fb8002d8cb8a69fdd5dd61bf5a88e97f5edec2d2a0bd0"
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 2382 (2023-2024) — Concerning death benefits applicable to drivers of transportation network companies.

## 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/2382.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2382-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2382-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **58–39** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **32–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Berry — primary (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-30** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-30** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-19** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Chapter 184, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10ebeb1f-606a-4895-a309-3e7453705a8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).