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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1193: Child welfare workers

In committee 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 1193 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increasing protections for child welfare workers. Primary sponsor: Travis Couture (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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 increasing protections for child welfare workers;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Travis CouturePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Michelle ValdezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Community Safety.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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