Requires employers to provide to all employees, at the time of hire, a written explanation of earnings and deductions shown on itemized statements.

Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Taylor,, Manning Jr, Senator Patterson,, Representative Andersen,, Hudson,, Nelson,, Nosse
Last action: 2025-06-06
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-06 Senate
Chapter 235, 2025 Laws.
2025-06-06 Senate
Effective date, January 1, 2026.
2025-05-28 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-22 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-21 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-20 House
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 17--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 6--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, McIntire, Nguyen H, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Reschke.
2025-05-19 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-15 House
Second reading.
2025-05-14 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-12 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-05 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-15 House
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
2025-04-10 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 7--Anderson, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 3--Linthicum, Thatcher, Woods.
2025-04-10 Senate
Nash granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay.
2025-04-10 Senate
Girod granted unanimous consent to change vote from nay to aye.
2025-04-10 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-04-09 Senate
Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
2025-04-08 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-07 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-04-03 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-03-25 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-03-13 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-21 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-01-21 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act makes new laws that require employers to explain certain details about employee pay stubs. The Act tells BOLI to make a sample document for employers to use to explain those details. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act makes new requirements for employee pay stubs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).</i>]
[<i>Requires that itemized statements provided to employees show, in plain language, the amount and purpose of each deduction.</i>]
<b>Requires employers to provide to all employees, at the time of hire, a written explanation of earnings and deductions shown on itemized statements. Describes the ways in which an employer may satisfy the requirement. Establishes specifications for the contents of the written explanation. Requires employers to review and update the information provided in the written explanation by January 1 of each year. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to impose civil penalties for violations of the requirements.
Directs the Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and make available to employers a model written guidance document in English and in Spanish and, if requested, in other languages, to the extent practicable.</b>
Relating to: Relating to transparency concerning employer deductions from wages.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned