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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1395: Home care worker background

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 1395 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Streamlining the home care worker background check process. Primary sponsor: Darya Farivar (D). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 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 streamlining the home care worker background check process;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 27

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darya FarivarPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Brandy DonaghyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Dave PaulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Clyde ShaversCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Chipalo StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Sharon WylieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49

“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 214, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  8. Speaker signed.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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