Washington bills

Washington legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

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• HB 1903 Became law
  Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2411 Became law
  Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2215 Became law
  Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2496 Became law
  Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2105 Became law
  Concerning immigrant worker protections.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 2266 Became law
  Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters.
  Mar 27, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1974 Became law
  Establishing land banking authorities.
  Mar 27, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1750 Became law
  Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2548 Became law
  Strengthening health care market standards.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1408 Became law
  Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 3/25/2026.
• HB 2442 Became law
  Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2026*.
• HB 1710 Became law
  Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1170 Became law
  Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 2/1/2027.
• HB 1909 Became law
  Establishing the court unification task force.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2360 Became law
  Expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2320 Became law
  Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 3/24/2026*.
• HB 2225 Became law
  Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 1/1/2027.
• HB 1069 Became law
  Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2091 Became law
  Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2508 Became law
  Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2594 Became law
  Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1155 Became law
  Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/30/2027.
• HB 2296 Became law
  Expanding the use of distributed energy resources.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1128 Became law
  Establishing a child care workforce standards board.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2471 Became law
  Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2089 Became law
  Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2026.
• HB 1187 Became law
  Protecting patients involved in motor vehicle accidents from delayed ambulance bills.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2264 Became law
  Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for workers separated from employment as a result of employer-initiated layoffs or workforce reductions.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2165 Became law
  Concerning false identification as a peace officer.
  Mar 19, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2521 Became law
  Concerning firearms background check.
  Mar 18, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 1570 Became law
  Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education.
  Mar 18, 2026: Effective date 3/18/2026.
• HB 2429 Became law
  Supporting children and youth behavioral health.
  Mar 18, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2495 Became law
  Addressing the removal of vehicles by certain cities when obstructing the operation of streetcar vehicles or jeopardizing public safety.
  Mar 18, 2026: Effective date 3/18/2026.
• HB 2238 Became law
  Concerning statewide food security.
  Mar 17, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2436 Became law
  Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters.
  Mar 16, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2479 Became law
  Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages.
  Mar 14, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 2515 In committee
  Addressing emerging large energy use facilities.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 2095 In committee
  Protecting vulnerable users of public ways.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 1574 In committee
  Protecting access to life-saving care and substance use services.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 1742 In committee
  Concerning environmentally sustainable urban design.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HR 4715 Adopted
  Honoring Representative Tharinger.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• HB 2510 In committee
  Concerning the supervision of individuals sentenced to community custody.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 2636 In committee
  Requiring reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state’s public education system.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 2123 In committee
  Concerning foreign national participation in Washington state elections.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 2464 In committee
  Concerning reporting requirements and law enforcement responses for incidents at private detention facilities.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 1923 In committee
  Increasing the availability of passenger-only ferries by establishing the mosquito fleet act.
  Mar 12, 2026: Senate refuses to recede and insists on its position.
• HR 4713 Adopted
  Honoring John Michael Sattgast.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• HR 4714 Adopted
  Honoring Representative Graham.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• HB 1002 In committee
  Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for county coroners, examiners, and investigative personnel.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HB 2333 In committee
  Protecting elected officials and candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants against threats and incidents of political violence.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.