Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2492: Apprenticeships/wellness
Status: Signed into law, March 9, 2026
Requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training.
What the bill says
An act Relating to requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training; amending RCW 18.106.070 and 19.28.211; and adding a new section to chapter 49.04 RCW.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training; amending RCW 18.106.070 and 19.28.211; and adding a new section to chapter 49.04 RCW. Sec. 1. RCW 18.106.070 and 2024 c 97 s 2 are each amended to read as and (((b)))(ii) during the past three years has completed twenty-four hours of continuing education approved by the department with the advice of the advisory board, including four hours related to electrical safety. For holders of the specialty plumber certificate under RCW 18.106.010(14)(c), the continuing education may comprise both electrical and plumbing education with a minimum of twelve of the required twenty-four hours of continuing education in plumbing. If a person fails to renew the certificate by the renewal date, he or she must pay a doubled fee. If the person does not renew the certificate within ninety days of the renewal date, he or she must retake the examination and pay the examination fee. The journey level plumber, specialty plumber, and residential service plumber certificates of competency, the medical gas piping installer endorsement, and the temporary permit provided for in this chapter grant the holder the right to engage in the work of plumbing as a journey level plumber, specialty plumber, residential service plumber, or medical gas piping installer, …
Sponsors
- Greg Nance (D) · primary sponsor
- Suzanne Schmidt (R)
- April Berg (D)
- Davina Duerr (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Osman Salahuddin (D)
- Cindy Ryu (D)
- Janice Zahn (D)
- Tarra Simmons (D)
- Lauren Davis (D)
- David Stuebe (R)
- Shelley Kloba (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 14, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 26, 2026): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: Do pass (February 20, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 10, 2026): 79 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (January 30, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LABOR
Common questions
- What is HB2492?
- HB2492 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Apprenticeships/wellness.
- What does HB2492 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training; amending RCW 18.106.070 and 19.28.211; and adding a new section to chapter 49.04 RCW.
- What is the status of HB2492?
- Signed into law as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2492?
- Greg Nance (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2492?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2492&Year=2025
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