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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6045: Agricultural employees/PERC

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

SB 6045 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Senate Rules "X" file.

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Official title

AN ACT Relating to placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SaldañaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. Referred to Ways & Means.
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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