BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1561: Domestic workers

Providing labor market protections for domestic workers.

Summary

Requires employers of domestic workers and individuals who pay wages for services of domestic workers, referred to as hiring entities, to pay minimum wage and overtime, provide meal and rest breaks, have the terms and expectations of employment in a written agreement, and provide notice before terminating employment.
Makes employers of certain domestic workers subject to laws governing minimum wage, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, and antidiscrimination protections.
Prohibits hiring entities from engaging in certain conduct, including taking adverse action against domestic workers exercising their rights, and creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation under certain circumstances.
Directs the Department of Labor and Industries to conduct certain enforcement actions and establishes a private cause of action.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1561), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing labor market protections for domestic workers;

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 1561 (2023–24) Public utility tax exemption · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1561 (2021–22) Controlled substances · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1561 (2019–20) DCYF oversight board · Enacted · Chapter 429, Laws of 2019
HB 1561 (2017–18) Open educational resources · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 268, Laws of 2018
HB 1561 (2015–16) Info technology security · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1561 (2013–14) Short-barreled rifles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1561 (2011–12) Critical services payment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1561 (2009–10) Fire prot district annexing · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate