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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1013: DSHS civil service

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1013 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning exemption of certain personnel of the department of social and health services from civil service. Primary sponsor: Suzanne Schmidt (R). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to exemption of certain personnel of the department of social and health services from civil service;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Suzanne SchmidtPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 73, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. SGTE - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page