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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the disclosure of information pertaining to complainants, accusers, and witnesses in an employment investigation."
description: "Concerning the disclosure of information pertaining to complainants, accusers, and witnesses in an employment investigation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1934"
citation: "Washington HB 1934 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chase"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3d1d797-0295-4d44-b5cb-c02323963ce6"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1934&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "6e1a126e6fc9f3ed1479a47fd29e00e47fdfaa1061e115f417f8b47e51dabf6a"
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 1934 (2025-2026) — Concerning the disclosure of information pertaining to complainants, accusers, and witnesses in an employment investigation.
## 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/1934.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1934.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **92–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chase — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-11** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-19** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** SGTE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-04-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2025-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Chapter 283, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3d1d797-0295-4d44-b5cb-c02323963ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).