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)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
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, 202661 yea · 33 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 202630 yea · 19 nay
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 10, 202630 yea · 19 nay
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