WA HB 1531

enacted

Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 1531 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1531 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-21): Effective date 4/21/2025.

What is WA HB 1531 about?

WA HB 1531 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1531?

Bronoske is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1531, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-04-21 — Effective date 4/21/2025.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-04-21
Effective date 4/21/2025.
became-law
2025-04-21
Chapter 105, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-04-21
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-04-16
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-04-14
President signed.
passage
2025-04-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-04-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-07
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-25
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-25
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-21
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
2025-03-11
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-08
Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 5.
reading-3
2025-03-08
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-08
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-08
1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 25).
substitution
2025-03-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-02-21
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-02-21
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-21
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-21
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-21
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-31
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-23
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)
2025-03-08 · pass · 58-35
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: other
- 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: other
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- 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: other
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
501 Abbarno Pg 1 Ln 20 (#15)
2025-03-08 · fail · 38-55
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: other
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: no
- Bergquist: no
- Bernbaum: no
- Berry: no
- Bronoske: no
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: no
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: no
- Couture: yes
- Davis: no
- Dent: other
- Doglio: no
- Donaghy: no
- Duerr: no
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: no
- Eslick: other
- Farivar: no
- Fey: no
- Fitzgibbon: no
- Fosse: no
- Goodman: no
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: no
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: other
- Hill: no
- Hunt: no
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: no
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: no
- Leavitt: no
- Lekanoff: no
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: no
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: no
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: no
- Nance: no
- Obras: no
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: no
- Ortiz-Self: no
- Parshley: no
- Paul: no
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: no
- Pollet: no
- Ramel: no
- Reed: no
- Reeves: no
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: no
- Salahuddin: no
- Santos: no
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: no
- Shavers: no
- Simmons: no
- Springer: no
- Stearns: no
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: no
- Street: no
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: no
- Thai: no
- Tharinger: no
- Thomas: no
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: other
- Walen: no
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: no
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: no
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)
2025-04-10 · pass · 31-18
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Kauffman: yes
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1531&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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