---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program."
description: "Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2345"
citation: "Washington HB 2345 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schmidt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b36bd8c1-3b36-4ffb-b713-7ea53ff5fa6f"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2345&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "5f1e2b7c574eeb3f104df0c878cbac8288cf125b2dc88f74e7b07d8ec0725e17"
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 2345 (2025-2026) — Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program.

## 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/2345.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2345-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2345-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2345-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-08** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2026-01-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-01-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-01-23** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-01-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2026-02-07** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** 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`
- **2026-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-27** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-11** Chapter 26, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-11** 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/b36bd8c1-3b36-4ffb-b713-7ea53ff5fa6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).