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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2479: Unpaid wage recovery

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 2479 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages. Primary sponsor: Mary Fosse (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2026): 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 the recovery of unpaid wages;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary FossePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Dan BronoskeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Roger GoodmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Suzanne SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chris StearnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 53, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026*.
  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. WM - Majority; do pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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