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WA HB 1448

died on adjournment

Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1448 pass?

No. WA HB 1448 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 Appropriations.

What is WA HB 1448 about?

WA HB 1448 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1448?

Gregerson is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1448, joined by 27 cosponsors.

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

  • Gregersonprimary
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Ortiz-Selfcosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Callancosponsor
  • Fitzgibboncosponsor
  • Duerrcosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Ramelcosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Menacosponsor
  • Obrascosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor
  • Walencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

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  2. 2025-01-28

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  3. 2025-02-04

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-11

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  5. 2025-02-11

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

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  6. 2025-02-11

    Minority; do not pass.

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  7. 2025-02-14

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  8. 2025-02-22

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  9. 2025-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-25

    APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  11. 2025-02-25

    Minority; do not pass.

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  12. 2025-02-25

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  13. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  14. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  15. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  16. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Appropriations.

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Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1448&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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