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SF472Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

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Introduced by Workforce

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

May 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8421? · April 28, 2026

35

Yes

55

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Yes
Robert Henderson2No
Thomas Jeneary3Absent
Skyler Wheeler4No
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6No
Wendy Larson7No
Ann Meyer8No
Henry Stone9No
John Wills10No

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 381.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 386.

  3. Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 452.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 454.

  5. Message from Senate. H.J. 589.

  6. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 851.

  7. Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Lawler and Olson. H.J. 873.

  8. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:30PM RM 102.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 885.

  11. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 885.

  12. Placed on calendar. H.J. 885.

  13. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.

  14. Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 1222.

  15. Subcommittee: Holt, Olson and Thomson, C. H.J. 631.

  16. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM RM 103.

  17. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  18. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 706.

  19. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. H.J. 706.

  20. Placed on calendar. H.J. 706.

  21. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

  22. Amendment H-8421 filed. H.J. 1018.

  23. Point of order raised on H-8421, ruled not germane. H.J. 1018.

  24. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8421, yeas 35, nays 55. H.J. 1018.

  25. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 1019.

  26. Amendment H-8419 deferred. H.J. 1019.

  27. Amendment H-8420, yeas 32, nays 57, filed, lost. H.J. 1019.

  28. Amendment H-8419, yeas 32, nays 58, filed, lost. H.J. 1020.

  29. Passed House, yeas 56, nays 34. H.J. 1021.

  30. Immediate message. H.J. 1022.

  31. Message from House. S.J. 902.

  32. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  33. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

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