Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington HB 2015

Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Entenman (Democratic)

Cosponsors (14)

• Reeves (Democratic)
• Berg (Democratic)
• Morgan (Democratic)
• Santos (Democratic)
• Pollet (Democratic)
• Donaghy (Democratic)
• Doglio (Democratic)
• Salahuddin (Democratic)
• Chase (Republican)
• Obras (Democratic)
• Parshley (Democratic)
• Walen (Democratic)
• Stearns (Democratic)
• Thai (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Engrossed Substitute Bill
• Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• May 19, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025.
• May 19, 2025
  Chapter 350, 2025 Laws.
• May 19, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 25, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 23, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 22, 2025 · House
  Passed final passage; yeas, 55; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Apr 22, 2025 · House
  House concurred in Senate amendments.
• Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
  Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Apr 5, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
• Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:00 AM.
• Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
  Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
• Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Mar 11, 2025 · House
  1st substitute bill substituted (APP 25).
• Mar 6, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Feb 28, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Feb 28, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 28, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 28, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Feb 27, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Feb 26, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Feb 25, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 25, 2025 · House
  FIN - Majority; do pass.
• Feb 25, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
• Feb 24, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
• Feb 21, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Finance.