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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2492: Apprenticeships/wellness

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 2492 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training. Primary sponsor: Greg Nance (D). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 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 requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg NancePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Dave PaulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Suzanne SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
David StuebeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
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 14, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. LC - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; do not pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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