BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1863: Highly toxic pesticides

Restricting use of highly toxic pesticides.

Summary

Prohibits employers from dispersing highly toxic pesticides in labor-intensive crops.
Prohibits agricultural employers from allowing employees to transfer, mix, or load highly toxic pesticides unless the employees use closed systems.
Prohibits employers from allowing employees to perform hand labor on labor-intensive crops treated with highly toxic pesticides unless the employers provide the employees with gloves.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to agricultural worker safety and health in the use of highly toxic pesticides;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1863 (2025–26) Schools/cardiac emergencies · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1863 (2023–24) Aquatic land surveys/payment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1863 (2021–22) Prescribing psychologists · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1863 (2019–20) Ag., food, nat. resource ed. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1863 (2017–18) Fire incident reporting sys. · Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2017
HB 1863 (2015–16) Cmty & tech coll. employees · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1863 (2013–14) L&I/scholarship information · Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2013
HB 1863 (2011–12) Student veterans/higher ed · Did not pass · died in committee