HB 1142 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Standardizing basic training and certification requirements for long-term care workers who provide in-home care for their family members, including spouses or domestic partners.

HB 1142 standardizes training requirements for family members providing in-home long-term care to relatives (such as spouses, parents, children, or siblings), who were previously exempt from certification. The bill mandates specific training hours: 35 hours for most family caregivers within 120 days of starting (including 5 hours before care begins), and 15 hours basic plus 6 hours focused training for spouses/domestic partners (effective July 2026). It applies to caregivers providing non-respite care (20+ hours/month) or respite care under certain limits, excluding veterans' program caregivers. The law, effective July 27, 2025, amends RCW 18.88B.041 and 74.39A.076 to create these new standards.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Dec 30, 2024 Signed Apr 7, 2025

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Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 2 edits

MINOR

The document changed from a draft 'Substitute Bill' to a formal 'Certificate of Enrollment' confirming the bill has been passed by both the House and Senate. This change is procedural rather than substantive, as it certifies the final text of the legislation rather than altering the policy content, scope, or requirements of the bill itself.

TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification page stating the bill was passed by the House on February 6, 2025, and the Senate on March 26, 2025, with specific vote counts.

Removed the draft header 'H-0979.1' and the unverified 'Substitute House Bill' title to replace it with the official enrolled document format.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

50–1

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

19 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (50-1)

senate

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

HLTC - Majority; do pass.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (90-8-2)

house

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors