The Senate passed the bill clarifying pregnancy accommodations, SB 6014, with bipartisan support. The bill specifies the pregnancy accommodations for which employers are no longer able to request or require documentation from a medical provider.

The bill has now moved to the House and is scheduled to be heard on February 20.

Dates to remember

SB 6014 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Labor & Workforce Standards Committee on February 20 at 10:30 am.

Pregnancy accommodation bill gains traction in 2026

February 11, 2026

A bill introduced in 2025 has gotten new life in an effort to refine pregnancy-related accommodation requirements and strengthen privacy protections. SB 6014 passed the Senate and will now start its legislative journey through the House.

The bill changes existing law to expand the list of pregnancy-related accommodations for which employers will no longer be able to request or require written certifications from a medical provider. Pregnancy-related accommodations not requiring written documentation are:

• Frequent, longer, or flexible bathroom breaks;
• Modification of no food or drink policies;
• Provided seating or allowance for employee to sit more frequently for jobs that require employees stand; and
• Limitation on lifting over 17 pounds.

The bill also provides guidance to the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) on privacy protections for records. Any record maintained by L&I relating to pregnancy accommodation complaints, assistance requests, or investigations would not be subject to Public Records Act requests. L&I would be allowed to use statistical and summary data that would not disclose identifying information. Likewise, L&I would be able to provide necessary information to an employer during complaint investigations, public employees performing official duties, court or administrative hearings as required to comply with law or needed for complaint determination, and the complainant.