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type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters."
description: "Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2226"
citation: "Washington HB 2226 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f3de377-555c-4703-b04d-1c8da4a3dcdf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2226&year=2023"
source_hash: "6cda1c1ef7e013b5d5d62ef8175e03a2d025970dad64b92f6bedb027ad52a172"
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 2226 (2023-2024) — Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters.
## 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/2226.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2226-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2226-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **54–42** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **56–39** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-26** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-15** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-27** 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, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25** Chapter 233, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-25** 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/1f3de377-555c-4703-b04d-1c8da4a3dcdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).