Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SB 6188 — Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training.

Signed into law — Chapter 179, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Hunt
Introduced
January 16, 2026
Status
C 179 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 24, 2026)

What this bill does

Removes the provision that limits the Department of Labor and Industries' authority to adopt asbestos certification rules to only those rules that are specifically required to make the state's standards as stringent as federal asbestos laws.

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Floor votes

  • House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 3, 2026
    61 yea · 33 nay · 4 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 2026
    30 yea · 19 nay
  • Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 10, 2026
    30 yea · 19 nay

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