---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for workers separated from employment as a result of employer-initiated layoffs or workforce reductions."
description: "Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for workers separated from employment as a result of employer-initiated layoffs or workforce reductions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2264"
citation: "Washington HB 2264 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berry"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9b6f2ed-d8c5-4090-a4e9-c016bed41c8b"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2264&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "9cf1835910dbf3f4a9d8eb2da3993b9680544a11c3a03430818a8d6853aca8d0"
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 2264 (2025-2026) — Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for workers separated from employment as a result of employer-initiated layoffs or workforce reductions.

## 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/2264.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2264.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Berry — primary (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Obras — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Parshley — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2026-01-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-01-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-01-16** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-23** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-23** Chapter 150, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-23** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9b6f2ed-d8c5-4090-a4e9-c016bed41c8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).