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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1162: Health care work violence

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 1162 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning workplace violence in health care settings. Primary sponsor: Mari Leavitt (D). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 17, 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 preventing workplace violence in health care settings;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mari LeavittPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Dan BronoskeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Suzanne SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Joe TimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42

“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 303, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 1/1/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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