Washington HB 1672 — Technology Used by Employers in the Workplace

SUMMARY

HB 1672 proposes restrictions and procedural protections for employer electronic monitoring and automated decision systems. After a substitute received a do-pass recommendation, the bill was referred to House Appropriations and retained in that status for the 2026 session.

WHY IT MATTERS

The proposal directly addresses monitoring, automated employment decisions, worker data access, and human review, but its proposed duties are not operative law.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• No operative requirements: HB 1672 remains pending and has not been enacted.

COVERAGE

Employers: The substitute proposal addresses employers and service providers within its definitions.

Workers: Employees and applicants affected by covered monitoring or automated employment decisions under the proposal.

CHANGE HISTORY

1. 2026-09-08
   verification update

   Record re-verified

   Official source links, status, and key dates were checked for this maintenance release.

2. 2026-01-12
   amended

   Bill retained in present status

   The House reintroduced HB 1672 by resolution and retained it in House Appropriations.

3. 2025-02-21
   amended

   Substitute referred to Appropriations

   After the policy committee recommended the substitute do pass, the bill was referred to House Appropriations; the House had not passed it.

4. 2025-01-28
   introduced

   HB 1672 introduced

   The workplace-technology bill was introduced and referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

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