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WA HB 1809

died on adjournment

Professionalizing first responders and co-responders through training and reimbursement for behavioral health emergency response.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1809 pass?

No. WA HB 1809 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 (2026-01-28): Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

What is WA HB 1809 about?

WA HB 1809 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Professionalizing first responders and co-responders through training and reimbursement for behavioral health emergency response.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1809?

Nance is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1809, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-28 — Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nanceprimary
  • Macricosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor
  • Eslickcosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Griffeycosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  2. 2025-02-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  4. 2026-01-28

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

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=1809&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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