Raising the exemption from garnishment of earnings for judgments arising from medical debt.

 S-3519.1

SENATE BILL 6105

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Liias, Harris, Stanford, Alvarado, Bateman, Conway, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Salomon, Slatter, Trudeau, Valdez, and Wellman

Read first time 01/13/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to raising the exemption from garnishment of earnings for judgments arising from medical debt; and amending RCW 6.27.150 , 6.27.105 , and 6.27.140 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 6.27.150 and 2021 c 35 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) (( and (3) )) through (4) of this section, if the garnishee is an employer owing the defendant earnings, then for each week of such earnings, an amount shall be exempt from garnishment which is the greatest of the following: