House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
SHB 1879: Concerning meal and rest breaks for hospital workers.
Signed into law: Chapter 101, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Thomas
- Introduced
- February 7, 2025
- Status
- C 101 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 1/1/2026. (April 21, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows a hospital employer and employee to mutually agree to waive a meal or rest period and the timing of those periods, subject to certain conditions.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202595 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 8, 202548 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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