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WA HB2411

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Osman Salahuddin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds hate crime victims to the list of employees eligible to receive shared leave from coworkers, alongside existing categories like domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims

  • Creates new shared leave eligibility for employees whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions affecting themselves or family members, including detainment, deportation, immigration proceedings, or family separation hardships

  • Establishes confidentiality protections for immigration-related leave verification, requiring employers to direct employees not to disclose immigration status information and mandating redaction of any such information received

  • Allows employees to verify immigration-related leave through documentation from an advocate, attorney, clergy member, or other professional, or through a written personal statement

  • Amends RCW 41.04.665 and 41.04.655 to incorporate "hate crime" definition from RCW 49.76.020 into the shared leave program definitions

Legislative Description

Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative.

Last Action

Delivered to Governor.

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/25/2026
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections2/2/2026
Rules1/20/2026
State Government & Tribal Relations1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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