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WA HB1419
Bill
Status
1/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sam Low
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AI Summary
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Interpreters hired before July 1, 2026, to provide services under state contracts must submit a national FBI fingerprint background check by July 1, 2026
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Interpreters hired on or after July 1, 2026, must complete an FBI fingerprint background check before being permitted to provide interpreter services
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All interpreters providing services under covered state contracts must submit an FBI identity history summary at least once per year beginning July 1, 2026
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Requirements apply to spoken language interpreter services purchased by the Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Health Care Authority, and Department of Labor and Industries
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Exemptions include interpreters for sensory-impaired persons, higher education institutions, the school for the blind, and the Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
Legislative Description
Requiring interpreters providing services under certain state contracts and purchase agreements to complete national fingerprint background checks.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026