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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 14, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 03, 2026
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Became LawMar 11, 2026
Washington House Bill
Prohibiting employers from microchipping employees.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2303
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Reedcosponsor
- Ramelcosponsor
- Obrascosponsor
- Streetcosponsor
- Wyliecosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Duerrcosponsor
- Klobacosponsor
- Scottcosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Ryucosponsor
- Dogliocosponsor
- Gregersoncosponsor
- Ormsbycosponsor
- Goodmancosponsor
- Reevescosponsor
- Macricosponsor
- Fossecosponsor
- Bergquistcosponsor
- Cortescosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Bernbaumcosponsor
Votes
YES: 87
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Connors
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fitzgibbon
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Graham
- Gregerson
- Griffey
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jinkins
- Klicker
- Kloba
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- Mena
- Mendoza
- Morgan
- Nance
- Obras
- Orcutt
- Ormsby
- Ortiz-Self
- Parshley
- Paul
- Penner
- Peterson
- Pollet
- Ramel
- Reed
- Reeves
- Richards
- Rude
- Rule
- Ryu
- Salahuddin
- Santos
- Schmick
- Scott
- Shavers
- Simmons
- Springer
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stokesbary
- Stonier
- Street
- Stuebe
- Taylor
- Thai
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Valdez
- Volz
- Walen
- Walsh
- Waters
- Zahn
YES: 71
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Chase
- Connors
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Donaghy
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Graham
- Griffey
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jacobsen
- Keaton
- Klicker
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- McEntire
- Mendoza
- Morgan
- Nance
- Orcutt
- Paul
- Penner
- Peterson
- Reed
- Reeves
- Richards
- Rude
- Rule
- Ryu
- Salahuddin
- Schmick
- Schmidt
- Scott
- Shavers
- Simmons
- Springer
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stokesbary
- Stonier
- Stuebe
- Thai
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Valdez
- Volz
- Walsh
- Waters
- Ybarra
- Zahn
NO: 22
YES: 48
- Alvarado
- Bateman
- Boehnke
- Braun
- Chapman
- Christian
- Cleveland
- Conway
- Cortes
- Dhingra
- Dozier
- Fortunato
- Frame
- Gildon
- Goehner
- Hansen
- Harris
- Hasegawa
- Holy
- Hunt
- Kauffman
- King
- Krishnadasan
- Liias
- Lovelett
- Lovick
- MacEwen
- McCune
- Muzzall
- Nobles
- Orwall
- Pedersen
- Riccelli
- Robinson
- Saldaña
- Salomon
- Schoesler
- Shewmake
- Short
- Slatter
- Stanford
- Torres
- Trudeau
- Valdez
- Wagoner
- Warnick
- Wilson, C.
- Wilson, J.
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 | executive
- Governor signed.
- Chapter 25, 2026 Laws.
- Effective date 6/11/2026.
- Mar 05, 2026 | executive
- Delivered to Governor.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- President signed.
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Speaker signed.
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:45 AM.
- LC - Majority; do pass.
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
- Feb 14, 2026 | House
- 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 26).
- Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Minority; do not pass.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for introduction.
Bill Texts
- Original billPDF
- Substitute billPDF
- Engrossed substitutePDF
- Bill as passed LegislaturePDF
- Session lawPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2303-S AMH WALJ LEON 264 (Page 1 line 5, Adopted 02/14/2026 02/14/2026) -- WalshPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2303-S AMH WALJ LEON 265 (Page 1 line 7, Not adopted 02/14/2026 02/14/2026) -- WalshPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2303-S AMH WALJ LEON 266 (Page 1 line 15, Not adopted 02/14/2026 02/14/2026) -- WalshPDF
