Washington SB 6197 — Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements.
Washington, 2025-2026. SB 6197: Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements.
Latest action
March 24, 2026 — Effective date 1/1/2027.
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Hunt — primary sponsor
- Saldaña
- Conway
- Nobles
- Valdez
Bill text
Engrossed Substitute Bill Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Substitute Bill Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Bill Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Substitute Passed Legislature Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)
February 17, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 49 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (49)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Wilson, J. | yes |
| Wilson, C. | yes |
| Wellman | yes |
| Warnick | yes |
| Wagoner | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Trudeau | yes |
| Torres | yes |
| Stanford | yes |
| Slatter | yes |
| Short | yes |
| Shewmake | yes |
| Schoesler | yes |
| Salomon | yes |
| Saldaña | yes |
| Robinson | yes |
| Riccelli | yes |
| Pedersen | yes |
| Orwall | yes |
| Nobles | yes |
| Muzzall | yes |
| McCune | yes |
| MacEwen | yes |
| Lovick | yes |
| Lovelett | yes |
| Liias | yes |
| Krishnadasan | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kauffman | yes |
| Hunt | yes |
| Holy | yes |
| Hasegawa | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Hansen | yes |
| Goehner | yes |
| Gildon | yes |
| Frame | yes |
| Fortunato | yes |
| Dozier | yes |
| Dhingra | yes |
| Cortes | yes |
| Conway | yes |
| Cleveland | yes |
| Christian | yes |
| Chapman | yes |
| Braun | yes |
| Boehnke | yes |
| Bateman | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)
March 4, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 96 · no: 0 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (98)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zahn | yes |
| Ybarra | yes |
| Wylie | yes |
| Waters | yes |
| Walsh | yes |
| Walen | yes |
| Volz | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Timmons | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Tharinger | other |
| Thai | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Stuebe | yes |
| Street | yes |
| Stonier | yes |
| Stokesbary | yes |
| Steele | yes |
| Stearns | yes |
| Springer | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Shavers | yes |
| Scott | yes |
| Schmidt | yes |
| Schmick | yes |
| Santos | yes |
| Salahuddin | yes |
| Ryu | yes |
| Rule | yes |
| Rude | yes |
| Richards | yes |
| Reeves | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Ramel | yes |
| Pollet | yes |
| Peterson | yes |
| Ortiz-Self | yes |
| Ormsby | yes |
| Orcutt | yes |
| Obras | yes |
| Nance | other |
| Morgan | yes |
| Mendoza | yes |
| Mena | yes |
| McEntire | yes |
| McClintock | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Manjarrez | yes |
| Macri | yes |
| Low | yes |
| Ley | yes |
| Lekanoff | yes |
| Leavitt | yes |
| Kloba | yes |
| Klicker | yes |
| Keaton | yes |
| Jinkins | yes |
| Jacobsen | yes |
| Hill | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hackney | yes |
| Griffey | yes |
| Gregerson | yes |
| Graham | yes |
| Goodman | yes |
| Fosse | yes |
| Fitzgibbon | yes |
| Fey | yes |
| Farivar | yes |
| Eslick | yes |
| Entenman | yes |
| Engell | yes |
| Dye | yes |
| Dufault | yes |
| Duerr | yes |
| Donaghy | yes |
| Doglio | yes |
| Dent | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Couture | yes |
| Cortes | yes |
| Corry | yes |
| Connors | yes |
| Chase | yes |
| Callan | yes |
| Burnett | yes |
| Bronoske | yes |
| Berry | yes |
| Bernbaum | yes |
| Bergquist | yes |
| Berg | yes |
| Barnard | yes |
| Barkis | yes |
| Abell | yes |
| Abbarno | yes |
| Penner | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Parshley | yes |
Legislative history
- Effective date 1/1/2027.
- Chapter 178, 2026 Laws.
- Governor signed.
- Delivered to Governor.
- Speaker signed.
- President signed.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:45 AM.
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 26).
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
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