WA HB 1218

died on adjournment

Concerning persons referred for competency evaluation and restoration services.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1218 pass?

No. WA HB 1218 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

What is WA HB 1218 about?

WA HB 1218 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning persons referred for competency evaluation and restoration services.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1218?

Farivar is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1218, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-01-12 — Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-09
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-15
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-18
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-18
CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-18
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-20
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-28
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
2025-02-28
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-28
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-03-09
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-03-12
2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).
substitution
2025-03-12
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-14
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2025-04-01
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:00 AM.
2025-04-01
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-01
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-04-05
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
2025-04-08
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
2026-01-12
Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)
2025-03-12 · pass · 53-44
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: no
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: no
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: no
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: no
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: no
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: no
- Rude: no
- Rule: no
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: no
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: no
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: no
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1218&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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