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State bill data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 4:35 PM.

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• HB 1329 Became law
  Concerning wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington clean energy transformation act.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1813 Became law
  Concerning the reprocurement of medical assistance services, including the realignment of behavioral health crisis services for medicaid enrollees.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1332 Became law
  Concerning transportation network companies.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 9/1/2025*.
• HB 1418 Became law
  Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• HB 1271 Became law
  Permitting early deployment of state fire service resources.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1395 Became law
  Streamlining the home care worker background check process.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1052 Became law
  Clarifying a hate crime offense.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1757 Became law
  Modifying regulations for existing buildings used for residential purposes.
  May 7, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1516 Became law
  Conducting a study of insurance coverage options for permanently affordable homeownership units.
  May 7, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1217 Became law
  Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.
  May 7, 2025: Effective date 5/7/2025.
• HB 1874 Became law
  Requiring training for cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, and hair designers on the care, styling, and treatment of textured hair.
  May 2, 2025: Effective date 3/1/2026.
• HB 1012 Became law
  Authorizing the women's commission to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources.
  Apr 29, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1644 Became law
  Concerning the safety and health of working minors.
  Apr 28, 2025: Effective date 7/1/2026.
• HR 4650 Adopted
  Honoring Representative Bruce Q. Chandler.
  Apr 26, 2025: Adopted.
• HB 1971 Became law
  Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy.
  Apr 25, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1494 Became law
  Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.
  Apr 25, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1875 Became law
  Allowing the use of paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in certain immigration proceedings.
  Apr 25, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1389 Became law
  Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.
  Apr 24, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HR 4664 Introduced
  Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp.
  Apr 24, 2025: Introduced.
• HB 1899 Became law
  Concerning the homelessness point-in-time count.
  Apr 24, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1755 Became law
  Exempting elective percutaneous coronary intervention performed in certain hospitals owned or operated by a state entity from certificate of need requirements.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1696 Became law
  Modifying the covenant homeownership program.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1183 Became law
  Concerning building code and development regulation reform.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1391 Became law
  Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1484 Became law
  Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1321 Became law
  Concerning the governor's authority to limit outside militia activities within the state.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 4/21/2025.
• HB 1636 Became law
  Eliminating the per transaction limit for wine and spirit sales.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1858 Became law
  Eliminating the exemption for assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust from the document recording fee and the covenant homeownership program assessment.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1747 Became law
  Expanding protections for applicants and employees under the Washington fair chance act.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1718 Became law
  Concerning well-being programs for certain health care professionals.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1705 Became law
  Convening a work group to study and recommend strategies to recruit, train, and retain large animal veterinarians.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1821 Became law
  Expanding the definition of "interested party" for the purposes of prevailing wage laws.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• HB 1669 Became law
  Concerning coverage requirements for prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1531 Became law
  Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 4/21/2025.
• HB 1879 Became law
  Concerning meal and rest breaks for hospital workers.
  Apr 21, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• HB 1275 Became law
  Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn.
  Apr 16, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1524 Became law
  Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees.
  Apr 16, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• HB 1606 Became law
  Concerning state employee access to peer-reviewed journals.
  Apr 16, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1549 Became law
  Modifying the responsible bidder criteria for public works projects.
  Apr 16, 2025: Effective date 7/1/2026.
• HB 1631 Became law
  Establishing the state marine forest.
  Apr 16, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HR 4661 Adopted
  Honoring Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.
  Apr 8, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4659 Adopted
  Reaffirming the longstanding relationship between Washington and Canada.
  Apr 8, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4653 Adopted
  Celebrating Kimchi Day.
  Apr 8, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4658 Adopted
  Concerning Washington-Denmark relations.
  Apr 8, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4649 Adopted
  Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Southeast Asian refugee resettlement.
  Apr 7, 2025: Adopted.
• HB 1135 Became law
  Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act.
  Apr 7, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HR 4654 Adopted
  Honoring the life and career of sportscaster Tony Ventrella.
  Apr 7, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4645 Adopted
  Honoring Harry R. Anderson.
  Apr 7, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4647 Adopted
  Recognizing K-9 officer Inka for her outstanding service, dedication, and contributions to the safety and security of Washingtonians.
  Apr 4, 2025: Adopted.
• HR 4641 Adopted
  Honoring Julia Butler Hansen.
  Apr 4, 2025: Adopted.