WA HB 1218
died on adjournmentConcerning persons referred for competency evaluation and restoration services.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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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
- —
Sponsors
- Farivarprimary
- Parshleycosponsor
- Salahuddincosponsor
- Scottcosponsor
- Ormsbycosponsor
- Streetcosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Wyliecosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Reedcosponsor
- Macricosponsor
- Polletcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-12
Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-01-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2025-04-08
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-05
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
2025-04-02
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-04-01
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-01
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:00 AM.
2025-03-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-14
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-12
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-12
2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).
substitution
2025-03-09
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-02-28
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-28
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
2025-02-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-20
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-02-18
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-18
CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-18
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-15
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-09
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
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
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