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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2189: Workers' comp. settlements

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 2189 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding eligibility for voluntary workers' compensation settlements. Primary sponsor: Suzanne Schmidt (R). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

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 expanding eligibility for voluntary workers' compensation settlements;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Suzanne SchmidtPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Jeremie DufaultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jenny GrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cyndy JacobsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Joel McEntireCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Alex YbarraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“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. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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