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HB2091 • 2026

Bargaining/employee info.

Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Reed, Representative Parshley, Representative Zahn, Representative Ryu, Representative Stearns, Representative Leavitt, Representative Callan, Representative Ramel, Representative Doglio, Representative Simmons, Representative Scott, Representative Berry, Representative Pollet, Representative Mena, Representative Obras, Representative Santos, Representative Cortes, Representative Nance, Representative Street, Representative Duerr, Representative Gregerson, Representative Ormsby, Representative Goodman, Representative Reeves, Representative Farivar, Representative Macri, Representative Fosse, Representative Hill, Representative Davis, Representative Salahuddin
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
C 195 L 26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bargaining/employee info.

Bargaining/employee info.

What This Bill Does

  • Bargaining/employee info.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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2091 AMS WM S5870.1

0 • Ways & Means

ADOPTED

Plain English: 2091 AMS WM S5870.1 HB 2091 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Ways & Means ADOPTED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.

  • 2091 AMS WM S5870.1 HB 2091 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Ways & Means ADOPTED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
  • 1.
  • RCW 41.80.075 and 2023 c 204 s 4 are each amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (1) RCW 41.56.065 applies to ((the following)) employers subject 5 to this chapter((:6 (1) Western Washington University;7 (2) Central Washington University;8 (3) Eastern Washington University; and9 (4) The Evergreen State College)).
  • 10 (2) For the purposes of this section, until the one Washington 11 enterprise resource management project human resources subproject 12 (phase 2) is completed and fully implemented, an employer may not be 13 held liable under this section or RCW 41.56.065 if the employer is 14 unable to provide the information required under this section due to 15 the limitations of the employer's current technological systems."16 HB 2091 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Ways & Means ADOPTED 03/05/2026 On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "representatives;" strike 17 the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 41.80.075."18 EFFECT: Provides that, until the implementation of the human resources Phase 2 subproject of the One Washington project is complete, an employer may not be held liable if it is unable to provide the information required under the bill due to the limitations of the employer's current technological systems.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 House

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

Official Summary Text

Bargaining/employee info.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
AN ACT Relating to requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 1
RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining 2
representatives; and amending RCW 41.80.075. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 41.80.075 and 2023 c 204 s 4 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
RCW 41.56.065 applies to ((the following )) employers subject to 7
this chapter((:8
(1) Western Washington University;9
(2) Central Washington University;10
(3) Eastern Washington University; and11
(4) The Evergreen State College)). 12
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H-2430.1
HOUSE BILL 2091
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Reed, Parshley, Zahn, Ryu, Stearns, Leavitt,
Callan, Ramel, Doglio, Simmons, Scott, Berry, Pollet, Mena, Obras,
Santos, Cortes, Nance, Street, Duerr, Gregerson, Ormsby, Goodman,
Reeves, Farivar, Macri, Fosse, Hill, Davis, and Salahuddin
Prefiled 12/02/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Labor & Workplace Standards.
p. 1 HB 2091