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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requiring an employer to reimburse employee fees when a paycheck is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment."
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description: "Requiring an employer to reimburse employee fees when a paycheck is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "HB 1794"
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citation: "Washington HB 1794 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["WAGES AND HOURS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hoff"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e79af1b-e158-4404-bf16-c8dfe85554cb"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1794&year=2021"
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source_hash: "23e69d12153ae8bc0aefb7a53f9715d9d7e26f0017d219256a5945dd52757d88"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington HB 1794 (2021-2022) — Requiring an employer to reimburse employee fees when a paycheck is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1794.htm)
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2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1794-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hoff — primary (person)
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- Berry — cosponsor (person)
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- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
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- Sells — cosponsor (person)
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- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Sutherland — cosponsor (person)
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- Wylie — cosponsor (person)
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- Young — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
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- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
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- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
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- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
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- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 22). `substitution`
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- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
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- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
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- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 28, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
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- **2022-01-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
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- **2022-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
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- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
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- **2022-02-21T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e79af1b-e158-4404-bf16-c8dfe85554cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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