ESSB 6197

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Legal Title AN ACT Relating to enforcement of plumbing contractor requirements;
Bill Description Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements.
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ESSB 6197 Details and Bill Topics

Details

Date Introduced 02/03/2026
Originating Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $2,216,300.50

Bill Topics

BUSINESSES

ESSB 6197 Sponsors and Committee Hearings

Sponsors

Senator Hunt (Primary)
Senator Saldaña
Senator Conway
Senator Nobles
Senator Valdez

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Public)
Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Executive)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Public)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Executive)
Go to ESSB 6197 at leg.wa.gov

ESSB 6197 Bill Timeline

Became Law
3/23/2026
C 178 L 26
Effective date 1/1/2027.
3/23/2026
C 178 L 26
Chapter 178, 2026 Laws.
3/23/2026
C 178 L 26
Governor signed.
3/9/2026
C 178 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
3/4/2026
C 178 L 26
Speaker signed.
3/4/2026
C 178 L 26
President signed.
3/3/2026
C 178 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
3/2/2026
C 178 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
2/24/2026
C 178 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
2/24/2026
C 178 L 26
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
2/24/2026
C 178 L 26
LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
2/18/2026
C 178 L 26
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
2/16/2026
C 178 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
2/16/2026
C 178 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2/16/2026
C 178 L 26
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2/16/2026
C 178 L 26
1st substitute bill substituted.
2/15/2026
C 178 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
2/3/2026
C 178 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2/2/2026
C 178 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
2/2/2026
C 178 L 26
Minority; do not pass.
2/2/2026
C 178 L 26
LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
1/15/2026
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.