WashingtonAllowing persons to receive professional licenses and certifications regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Mar 13Effective date 7/1/2024.Latest
- Mar 13Chapter 50, 2024 Laws.Major
- Mar 13Governor Jay Inslee signed.Became Law
- Mar 1Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Feb 29President signed.Passed Senate
- Feb 29Speaker signed.Passed House
- Feb 27Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 23Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Feb 21Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 20Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Feb 20LC - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 20Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 19Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 13First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.Minor
- Feb 9Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 91st substitute bill substituted (CPB 24).Major
- Feb 2Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 29Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 26Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Jan 26CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 26Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 19Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 16Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 9Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 8First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.Minor
- 2023
- Dec 6Prefiled for introduction.Introduced