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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.

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• HB 2034 Became law
  Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
  Apr 1, 2026: Effective date 6/30/2029*.
• HB 2105 Became law
  Concerning immigrant worker protections.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 2156 Became law
  Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.
  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 1345 Became law
  Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas.
  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 2251 Became law
  Concerning climate commitment act accounts.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2027.
• HB 1710 Became law
  Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2211 Became law
  Concerning medically tailored meals.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2225 Became law
  Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 1/1/2027.
• 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 1500 Became law
  Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2247 Became law
  Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships.
  Mar 24, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2027.
• HB 2296 Became law
  Expanding the use of distributed energy resources.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2475 Became law
  Concerning language accessible public programs, activities, and services conducted, operated, or administered by state agencies.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2124 Became law
  Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2523 Became law
  Concerning the community reinvestment program.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 1501 Became law
  Concerning inquiries into association governance or operations by unit owners in common interest communities.
  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 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 2238 Became law
  Concerning statewide food security.
  Mar 17, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2714 Became law
  Concerning caseload forecasting for food assistance programs.
  Mar 16, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HR 4715 Adopted
  Honoring Representative Tharinger.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• 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 2244 In committee
  Adopting the recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee in its 2025 annual report.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• HR 4713 Adopted
  Honoring John Michael Sattgast.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• HR 4714 Adopted
  Honoring Representative Graham.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• 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.
• HB 1604 Became law
  Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law.
  Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2303 Became law
  Prohibiting employers from microchipping employees.
  Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2152 Became law
  Permitting the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients in specified health care facilities.
  Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2632 Became law
  Modernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
  Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 2294 Became law
  Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting consumer access to food and medicine.
  Mar 11, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2228 Became law
  Concerning scissor stair regulations in the state building code.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2269 Became law
  Concerning middle housing in unincorporated areas.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2155 Became law
  Concerning the use of nursing titles.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• HB 1687 Became law
  Concerning social housing public development authorities.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2151 Became law
  Adopting national standards for factory built housing and commercial structures.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 1859 Became law
  Expanding opportunities for affordable housing developments on properties owned by religious organizations.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2355 Became law
  Establishing labor protections for domestic workers.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2027.
• HB 2304 Became law
  Increasing the supply of condominiums by expanding the types of condominium buildings that may be subject to an express warranty of quality and express warranty insurance coverage.
  Mar 9, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• HB 2747 In committee
  Concerning budget sustainability.
  Mar 6, 2026: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• HR 4706 Adopted
  Recognizing Every Child Matters Day.
  Mar 2, 2026: Adopted.
• HR 4705 Adopted
  Celebrating the economic ties between Washington, Mexico, and Canada.
  Mar 2, 2026: Adopted.
• HR 4700 Adopted
  Honoring Billy Frank Jr.
  Feb 27, 2026: Adopted.
• HB 2289 In committee
  Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
  Feb 27, 2026: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• HR 4697 Adopted
  Honoring Dr. Bernal Baca.
  Feb 27, 2026: Adopted.
• HR 4696 Adopted
  Celebrating Kimchi Day.
  Feb 24, 2026: Adopted.
• HJM 4017 In committee
  Supporting the Iranian people’s pursuit of democracy and accountable governance.
  Feb 23, 2026: First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.