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WA HB2695

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeremie Dufault

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts seasonal agricultural workers from Washington's 60-day mass layoff notice requirements under RCW 49.45 (the state's WARN Act equivalent)

  • Requires employers to confirm in writing at time of hire that employment is limited to a specific agricultural season or harvest period, with an estimated end date disclosed in advance

  • Adds a statutory definition of "agricultural labor" covering farm services, livestock management, and commercial packing, processing, and storage of agricultural commodities

  • Amends Chapter 277, Laws of 2025, which established the state's mass layoff notice requirements for employers with 50 or more employees

Legislative Description

Exempting certain agricultural activities from mass layoff notice requirements.

Last Action

First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor & Workplace Standards1/28/2026

Full Bill Text

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