Expanding protections for applicants and employees under the Washington fair chance act.



ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1747

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Ortiz-Self, Berry, Scott, Obras, Fosse, Goodman, Farivar, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Reed, Gregerson, Ormsby, Parshley, Cortes, Hill, Pollet, and Ramel

Read first time 01/30/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

AN ACT Relating to expanding protections for applicants and employees under the Washington fair chance act; amending RCW 49.94.005 , 49.94.010 , and 49.94.030 ; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 49.94.005 and 2018 c 38 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.