WA HB 1281
enactedMaking technical corrections and removing obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington pursuant to RCW 1.08.025.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WA HB 1281 pass?
Yes. WA HB 1281 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-16. Latest recorded action (2025-04-16): Effective date 7/27/2025*.
What is WA HB 1281 about?
WA HB 1281 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Making technical corrections and removing obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington pursuant to RCW 1.08.025.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 1281?
Goodman is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1281, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-04-16 — Effective date 7/27/2025*.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Goodmanprimary
- Hillcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-14
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-22
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-12
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-12
CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-12
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-13
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
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2025-03-05
1st substitute bill substituted (CRJ 25).
substitution
2025-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2025-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
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2025-03-07
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-25
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
2025-03-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-27
LAW - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-04-04
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
reading-2
2025-04-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2025-04-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
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2025-04-09
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-10
President signed.
passage
2025-04-11
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-04-16
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-04-16
Chapter 58, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-04-16
Effective date 7/27/2025*.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)
2025-03-05 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)
2025-04-05 · pass · 48-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: other
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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