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WA HB 1233

died on adjournment

Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1233 pass?

No. WA HB 1233 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 Community Safety.

What is WA HB 1233 about?

WA HB 1233 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1233?

Simmons is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1233, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Referred to Community Safety.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Simmonsprimary
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-23

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-01-30

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.

  5. 2025-01-30

    CS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-30

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-01-30

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-25

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  11. 2025-02-27

    APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  12. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-04

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  15. 2025-03-05

    1st substitute bill substituted (APP 25).

    substitution

  16. 2025-03-05

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  17. 2025-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  18. 2025-03-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  19. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  21. 2025-03-31

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  22. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

  23. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  24. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  25. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Community Safety.

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 58-39

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • 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: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1233&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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