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WashingtonSB 51012025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents.

Sponsored By: Javier Valdez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More work protections for hate-crime victims

Beginning January 1, 2026, Washington workers get protected leave when they or a family member are hate-crime victims. Coverage includes committed, attempted, or alleged hate-crime offenses, including online conduct. Reasonable leave can be taken in separate periods or on a reduced schedule. Workers can use available paid leave or take unpaid leave; the law does not guarantee paid time off. Leave covers legal help, medical or mental health care, victim services, counseling, safety planning, and relocation. Employers must also provide reasonable workplace safety changes unless they cause significant difficulty or expense. Workers must follow employer advance-notice rules or, in emergencies, give notice by the end of the first leave day. Employers can require specified proof of victim status and the protected purpose, including a written employee statement. Submitted information stays confidential except with consent, a court or agency order, or when disclosure is required by law. Local law enforcement or prosecutors responsible for victim notifications must tell hate-crime victims about their work-leave rights.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Javier Valdez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Bob Hasegawa

    Democratic • Senate

  • Claire Wilson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Derek Stanford

    Democratic • Senate

  • Drew Hansen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jamie Pedersen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jesse Salomon

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Wellman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marko Liias

    Democratic • Senate

  • Noel Frame

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca Saldaña

    Democratic • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tina Orwall

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 99 • No: 46

House vote • 4/15/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 59 • No: 38 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 2/28/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 40 • No: 8 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 1/1/2026.

    5/20/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 375, 2025 Laws.

    5/20/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    5/20/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/22/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/18/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/18/2025legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/15/2025Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/15/2025Senate

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    4/14/2025Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/27/2025Senate

  11. LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/26/2025Senate

  12. Minority; without recommendation.

    3/26/2025Senate

  13. LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    3/26/2025Senate

  14. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    3/4/2025Senate

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    2/28/2025Senate

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/28/2025Senate

  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/28/2025Senate

  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/26/2025Senate

  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/21/2025Senate

  20. WM - Majority; without recommendation.

    2/20/2025Senate

  21. Referred to Ways & Means.

    2/3/2025Senate

  22. Minority; do not pass.

    1/31/2025Senate

  23. Minority; without recommendation.

    1/31/2025Senate

  24. And refer to Ways & Means.

    1/31/2025Senate

  25. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    1/31/2025Senate

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