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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1070

HB 1070: PTSD/correctional workers

Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting correctional facility workers.

Summary

  • Allows occupational disease workers' compensation claims for correctional facility workers based on mental conditions from posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD).
  • Creates a rebuttable presumption that correctional facility workers' PTSD is an occupational disease.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1070), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lauren Davis (D-32)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
SB 5043
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1070, SHB 1070

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting correctional facility workers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lauren Davis (D-32)

32 co-sponsors (28 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Sam Low R-39Strom Peterson D-21Dan Griffey R-35Kristine Reeves D-30Steve Tharinger D-24Chipalo Street D-37Greg Nance D-23Roger Goodman D-45Timm Ormsby D-3Shaun Scott D-43Sharlett Mena D-29Nicole Macri D-43Mike Volz R-6Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Emily Alvarado D-34Mary Fosse D-38Beth Doglio D-22Adam Bernbaum D-24Cindy Ryu D-32Mari Leavitt D-28Liz Berry D-36Carolyn Eslick R-39Lisa Callan D-5Edwin Obras D-33Darya Farivar D-46Joe Timmons D-42Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Tarra Simmons D-23Gerry Pollet D-46Davina Duerr D-1Debra Lekanoff D-40Osman Salahuddin D-48

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1070)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1070)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1070)
  6. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1070)
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1070 in other sessions

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

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