BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6136: Industrial insurance rates

Promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases.

Summary

Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to annually publish the actuarially indicated rate for each workers' compensation risk classification and disclose when it sets a premium rate below the actuarially indicated rate for any classification.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6136), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2026

AN ACT Relating to promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases;

Passed February 10, 2026

Version voted on: SB 6136

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	18	0	0	1

How each member voted

Passed March 4, 2026

Version voted on: SB 6136

94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	56	0	0	3
Republican	38	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
Mar 23, 2026Chapter 162, 2026 Laws.
Mar 23, 2026Governor signed.
Mar 10, 2026Delivered to Governor.
Mar 5, 2026Speaker signed.
Mar 5, 2026President signed.
Mar 4, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
Mar 4, 2026Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 2, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 25, 2026Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 24, 2026LAWS - Majority; do pass.
Feb 24, 2026LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 12, 2026First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
Feb 10, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 10, 2026Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 4, 2026Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 2, 2026Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 30, 2026Minority; without recommendation.
Jan 30, 2026LC - Majority; do pass.
Jan 14, 2026First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

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

SB 6136 (2023–24) Rental property B&O tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6136 (2019–20) Electronic benefit cards · Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2020
SB 6136 (2017–18) AP computer science as math · Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2018
SB 6136 (2015–16) Marijuana market reforms · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6136 (2013–14) Grocery store beer sales · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6136 (2011–12) Mammalian apex predator mgmt · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6136 (2009–10) Natural resources T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6136 (2007–08) State wildlife account · Did not pass · died in committee