HB 2303 — Prohibiting employers from microchipping employees.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting employers from microchipping employees;
Latest action: 2026-02-14 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Thomas, Brianna (D, WA-34) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Obras, Edwin (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Street, Chipalo (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wylie, Sharon (D, WA-49) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Taylor, Jamila (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Duerr, Davina (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Kloba, Shelley (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Scott, Shaun (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Morgan, Melanie (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ryu, Cindy (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Doglio, Beth (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bergquist, Steve (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Cortes, Julio (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hill, Natasha (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bernbaum, Adam (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- · house — LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- · house — First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
- · house — LC - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 25, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (25)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Bergquist, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Bernbaum, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Cortes, Julio | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Doglio, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Duerr, Davina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Gregerson, Mia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Hill, Natasha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Kloba, Shelley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Morgan, Melanie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Obras, Edwin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reeves, Kristine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ryu, Cindy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Scott, Shaun | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Street, Chipalo | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Taylor, Jamila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thomas, Brianna | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wylie, Sharon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas, Brianna (D, state_lower WA-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bergquist, Steve (D, state_lower WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bernbaum, Adam (D, state_lower WA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cortes, Julio (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Doglio, Beth (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Duerr, Davina (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Hill, Natasha (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kloba, Shelley (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Morgan, Melanie (D, state_lower WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Obras, Edwin (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Ryu, Cindy (D, state_lower WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Scott, Shaun (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Street, Chipalo (D, state_lower WA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Taylor, Jamila (D, state_lower WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Wylie, Sharon (D, state_lower WA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Taylor, Jamila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Gregerson, Mia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Kloba, Shelley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Thomas, Brianna (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wylie, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Doglio, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bergquist, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Hill, Natasha (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Morgan, Melanie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bernbaum, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reeves, Kristine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ryu, Cindy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Obras, Edwin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Street, Chipalo (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Scott, Shaun (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Duerr, Davina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Cortes, Julio (cosponsor) · sponsorship