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House Republican bills signed into law
In the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, 87 bills prime sponsored by Washington House Republicans were passed by the Legislature and delivered to the governor. Every measure, except for House Bill 1108 (veto letter), was signed into law. You can learn more about these bills in the links below.
House Republican Bills Passed By the Legislature | 2025-26
House Bill
Sponsor
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Sponsor:
Abbarno
Addressing service of notice by mail in cases involving forcible entry and forcible and unlawful detainer.
Sponsor:
Schmidt
Concerning exemption of certain personnel of the department of social and health services from civil service.
Sponsor:
Abbarno
Eliminating the expiration of the interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team.
Sponsor:
Barnard
Recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by our military veterans by phasing down the disability rating requirements to ensure more disabled veterans are eligible for property tax relief.
Sponsor:
McClintock
Concerning restrictions on the working conditions and hours of sixteen- and seventeen-year olds.
Sponsor:
Steele
Concerning volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.
Sponsor:
Steele
Authorizing access to certifications of birth and death to additional family members.
Sponsor:
Marshall
Allowing additional health professions to access the University of Washington health sciences library.
Sponsor:
Ybarra
Expanding the ability of consumer-owned utilities to enter into joint use agreements.
Sponsor:
McEntire
Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research.
Sponsor:
Low
Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas.
Sponsor:
Orcutt
Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date.
Sponsor:
McEntire
Providing public school students with opportunities for cultural expression at commencement ceremonies.
Sponsor:
Griffey
Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release.
Sponsor:
Schmidt
Allowing a specialty electrician to continue working under a valid specialty certificate of competency while enrolled in a journey level apprenticeship program.
Sponsor:
Dent
Concerning the addition of airport capital projects as an allowable use of local real estate excise tax revenues.
Sponsor:
Steele
Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person.
Sponsor:
Dent
Convening a work group to study and recommend strategies to recruit, train, and retain large animal veterinarians.
Sponsor:
Schmick
Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.
Sponsor:
Connors
Reviewing state restrictions affecting students participating in secondary career and technical education programs and other state-approved career pathways.
Sponsor:
Volz
Removing barriers for organizations selling manufactured homes to low-income households.
Sponsor:
Dent
Concerning the exemption for fuels used for agricultural purposes in the climate commitment act.
Sponsor:
Chase
Concerning the disclosure of information pertaining to complainants, accusers, and witnesses in an employment investigation.
Sponsor:
Chase
Extending the expiration of certain school employee postretirement employment restrictions.
Sponsor:
Engell
Reducing satellite management agency requirements for simple group B public water systems.
Sponsor:
Abbarno
Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers.
Sponsor:
Schmidt
Concerning notice requirements of identified hazards at construction worksites.
Sponsor:
Schmick
Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports.
Sponsor:
Engell
Concerning the supervision of diagnostic radiologic technologists, therapeutic radiologic technologists, and magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
Sponsor:
Couture
Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.
Sponsor:
Manjarrez
Adopting national standards for factory built housing and commercial structures.
Sponsor:
Abell
Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan.
Sponsor:
Low
Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities.
Sponsor:
Abell
Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains.
Sponsor:
Dent
Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales.
Sponsor:
Schmidt
Establishing a pilot program for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment and research.
Sponsor:
Keaton
Changing the Washington code of military justice so that it includes certain protections for victims of an offense while serving within the organized militia of Washington.
Sponsor:
Low
Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.
Sponsor:
Eslick
Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure.
Sponsor:
Stuebe
Aligning the quality assurance fee for the ambulance transport fund with federal regulations.
Sponsor:
Barnard
Concerning performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the office of privacy and data protection.
Sponsor:
Connors
Modifying requirements for service of unlawful detainer notices and other notices served in the same manner.