HB 2345 — Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to responding to federal guidance on tax liability issues in the state paid family and medical leave program by modifying the distribution of employer and employee contributions between family and medical leave premiums without affecting how the total premium is divided between employees and employers;
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Schmidt, Suzanne (R, WA-4) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thomas, Brianna (D, WA-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — 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 — LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Referred to Appropriations.
- · house — Referred to Appropriations.
- · house — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · 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 — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · 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, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 26, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reeves, Kristine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thomas, Brianna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Schmidt, Suzanne | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Schmidt, Suzanne (R, state_lower WA-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Thomas, Brianna (D, state_lower WA-34) | 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
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Schmidt, Suzanne (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reeves, Kristine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thomas, Brianna (cosponsor) · sponsorship