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WA HB 1902

enacted

Convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1902 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1902 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-19. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA HB 1902 about?

WA HB 1902 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1902?

Richards is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1902, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-19 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Richardsprimary
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Shaverscosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Taylorcosponsor
  • Wyliecosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Ramelcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Barkiscosponsor
  • Timmonscosponsor
  • Dentcosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor
  • Stuebecosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-07

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-17

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-26

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-09

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  7. 2025-03-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (TR 25).

    substitution

  8. 2025-03-10

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  9. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-03-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-01

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  13. 2025-04-04

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  14. 2025-04-04

    TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

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  15. 2025-04-05

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  16. 2025-04-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  17. 2025-04-16

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  18. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  19. 2025-04-16

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  20. 2025-04-24

    House concurred in Senate amendments.

  21. 2025-04-24

    Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.

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  22. 2025-04-24

    Speaker signed.

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  23. 2025-04-25

    President signed.

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  24. 2025-04-26

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  25. 2025-05-19

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  26. 2025-05-19

    Chapter 365, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  27. 2025-05-19

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2025-03-10 · pass · 94-1

    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: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: other
    • 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: other
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#31)

    2025-04-16 · pass · 49-0

    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: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3)

    2025-04-24 · pass · 93-1

    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: no
    • 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: other
    • Mendoza: yes
    • Morgan: other
    • 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: other
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1902&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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