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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees."
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description: "Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HB 1524"
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citation: "Washington HB 1524 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Obras"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-22"
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last_action: "2025-04-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e26f090-44e3-47e2-b5bd-bbdcea5a276d"
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source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1524&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
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source_hash: "2ffe9783fdecc79a03b4febcdacea1f4efd6e03996454de2f96ba143e4ae8a21"
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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 1524 (2025-2026) — Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees.
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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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1524.htm)
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2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1524-S2.htm)
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3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1524-S2.PL.htm)
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4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1524-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **86–10** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **37–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Obras — primary (person)
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- Berry — cosponsor (person)
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- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
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- Hill — cosponsor (person)
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- Macri — cosponsor (person)
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- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
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- Parshley — cosponsor (person)
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- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
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- Reed — cosponsor (person)
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- Salahuddin — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-22** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
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- **2025-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
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- **2025-02-07** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2025-02-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2025-02-12** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
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- **2025-02-25** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
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- **2025-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2025-02-25** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2025-02-25** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2025-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25). `substitution`
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- **2025-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-07** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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- **2025-03-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
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- **2025-03-21** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2025-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2025-03-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** President signed. `passage`
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- **2025-04-11** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-16** Chapter 47, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2025-04-16** Effective date 1/1/2026. `became-law`
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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/3e26f090-44e3-47e2-b5bd-bbdcea5a276d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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