BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2491: Local wage law preemption

Establishing state preemption of local wage laws and contracts.

Summary

States that the state of Washington hereby occupies and preempts the entire field regarding wages and hours of work within the boundaries of the state. Prohibits a city, town, county, or port district from requiring, enforcing, or otherwise regulating by means of charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, resolution, or contract, including purchase agreement, payment of wages or hours of work for private employers.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to state preemption of local wage laws and contracts;

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

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 14, 2016First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

HB 2491 (2025–26) WaTech/PRA exemption · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2491 (2023–24) Lease of unused highway land · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2491 (2019–20) Tribal vehicles compact · Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2020
HB 2491 (2017–18) AP computer science as math · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2491 (2013–14) Tax lien foreclosure sales · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2491 (2011–12) Unemplymnt experience rating · Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2012, 1st Special Session
HB 2491 (2009–10) Land mgmt by state agencies · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2491 (2007–08) Candidate filing · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor