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HB4179Introduced in the House

$DHS-DIGNITY IN PAY GRANTS

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Introduced by Charles Meier, District 109

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

In addition to any amounts heretofore appropriated for Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled and Alternative Community Programs, appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services to fund transition grants awarded under the Section 14(c) transition program to assist community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates transition away from subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

July 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman

  3. First Reading

  4. Referred to Rules Committee

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  8. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick

  12. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  13. Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting

  17. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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