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WA HB2406

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Schmidt

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Washington Department of Labor and Industries to use electronic communication methods (in addition to traditional mail) for sending notices, orders, citations, and other official correspondence across multiple regulatory programs

  • Requires the department to provide recipients the option to receive communications through nonelectronic methods before using electronic delivery for the first time

  • Applies to communications across numerous labor programs including contractor registration, plumber and electrician licensing, workplace safety (WISHA), wage complaints, workers' compensation claims, and elevator/boiler inspections

  • Establishes that electronic notices are considered received on the date sent by the department, while mail delivery completion occurs upon deposit in the mail system

  • Amends over 40 sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) to replace requirements for "certified mail" or "registered mail" with trackable electronic or nonelectronic delivery methods

Legislative Description

Modernizing methods of communications by the department of labor and industries.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2026
Labor & Workplace Standards1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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