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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the scope of collective bargaining for language access providers."
description: "Concerning the scope of collective bargaining for language access providers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2691"
citation: "Washington HB 2691 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLECTIVE BARGAINING", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-17"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a7e0397-5463-4a9c-9138-735276325bc7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2691&year=2019"
source_hash: "365940071c0915f056633e69b34d8fe85db064532d5fd12a6b7ac27a219b58f5"
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 2691 (2019-2020) — Concerning the scope of collective bargaining for language access providers.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2691.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **61–35** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Valdez — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-23** LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-24** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-24** LBRC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-28** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Commerce.
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 61; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 289, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-03T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM
- **2020-02-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a7e0397-5463-4a9c-9138-735276325bc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).