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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 6045

SB 6045: Agricultural employees/PERC

Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining.

Summary

  • Places agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) for the purposes of collective bargaining.
  • Establishes collective bargaining and dispute resolution procedures for agricultural employees, including interest arbitration procedures.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6045), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2026
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
February 26, 2026
Companion bill
HB 2409
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6045, SSB 6045, 2SSB 6045

AN ACT Relating to placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Emily Alvarado D-34Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier Valdez D-46Lisa Wellman D-41Steve Conway D-29Derek Stanford D-1Vandana Slatter D-48Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11Liz Lovelett D-40T'wina Nobles D-28Tina Orwall D-33Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 6045)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6045)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SSB 6045)
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6045)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Minority; do not pass. (2SSB 6045)
  8. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 6045)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 6045)
  10. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6045)
  11. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6045)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6045)
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6045)
  17. Referred to Ways & Means.
  18. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6045)
  19. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6045)
  20. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6045)
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  23. And refer to Ways & Means.
  24. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  25. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6045 in other sessions

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

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