SB 6106 — Modifying the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the laid-off employees act.)
Congress · introduced 2026-01-14
AN ACT Relating to the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act by updating the definition of employer to exclude Indian tribes and protecting employee names and addresses through an exemption from public disclosure;
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — Effective date 3/17/2026.
Sponsors
- Cleveland, Annette (D, WA-49) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Saldaña, Rebecca (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Conway, Steve (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Valdez, Javier (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
- · senate — LC - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- · senate — LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 75; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- · senate — President signed.
- · senate — Speaker signed.
- · senate — Delivered to Governor.
- · senate — Governor signed.
- · senate — Chapter 86, 2026 Laws.
- · senate — Effective date 3/17/2026.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Cleveland, Annette | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Conway, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Saldaña, Rebecca | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-14 | Valdez, Javier | 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 | Cleveland, Annette (D, state_upper WA-49) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Conway, Steve (D, state_upper WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Saldaña, Rebecca (D, state_upper WA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Valdez, Javier (D, state_upper WA-46) | 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 · sponsored by Cleveland, Annette (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Saldaña, Rebecca (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Valdez, Javier (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-14 · cosponsored by Conway, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship