BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1398: H-2A agricultural program

Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural program.

Summary

Creates an Office of H-2A Compliance and Farm Labor within the Employment Security Department to conduct the field checks and visits and conduct training and outreach to employers using the H-2A program.
Requires a fee, to be set by rule, for each H-2A application an employer submits and for each each H-2A worker an employer requests.
Creates an H-2A temporary agricultural program advisory committee.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1398), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the H-2A temporary agricultural program;

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 1398 (2025–26) Adult family home arb. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2023–24) Economic development info. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2021–22) Housing/COVID-19 · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2017–18) Law enforcement/hate crime · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2015–16) Debt settlement services · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2013–14) Youth programs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1398 (2011–12) Low-income housing/fee exemp · Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2012
HB 1398 (2009–10) Acupuncture commission · Did not pass · died in committee