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WA HB 1564

died on adjournment

Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1564 pass?

No. WA HB 1564 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): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1564 about?

WA HB 1564 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1564?

Penner is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1564, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pennerprimary
  • Springercosponsor
  • Couturecosponsor
  • Abbarnocosponsor
  • Barkiscosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Dentcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Schmidtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    First reading, referred to Finance.

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  2. 2025-02-06

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

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1564&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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