HB 2479 — Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-14
AN ACT Relating to the recovery of unpaid wages;
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Schmidt, Suzanne (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Salahuddin, Osman (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Zahn, Janice (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Stearns, Chris (D, WA-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Doglio, Beth (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bronoske, Dan (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Cortes, Julio (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Obras, Edwin (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nance, Greg (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Callan, Lisa (D, WA-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline
- · 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 — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · house — WM - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · 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 53, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026*.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (17)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Bronoske, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Callan, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Cortes, Julio | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Doglio, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Fosse, Mary | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Nance, Greg | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Obras, Edwin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Salahuddin, Osman | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Schmidt, Suzanne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Stearns, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Zahn, Janice | 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 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bronoske, Dan (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Callan, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-5) | 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 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nance, Greg (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Obras, Edwin (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Salahuddin, Osman (D, state_lower WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Schmidt, Suzanne (R, state_lower WA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Stearns, Chris (D, state_lower WA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Zahn, Janice (D, state_lower WA-41) | 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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- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Salahuddin, Osman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Schmidt, Suzanne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Doglio, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Zahn, Janice (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Bronoske, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Stearns, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Nance, Greg (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Callan, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Obras, Edwin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Cortes, Julio (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · sponsored by Fosse, Mary (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship