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WA HB 1904

died on adjournment

Prohibiting the act of declawing cats.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1904 pass?

No. WA HB 1904 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 (2026-01-27): Referred to Rules 2 Review.

What is WA HB 1904 about?

WA HB 1904 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting the act of declawing cats.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1904?

Peterson is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1904, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-27 — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Petersonprimary
  • Macricosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2026-01-23

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.

  5. 2026-01-23

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

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  6. 2026-01-23

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2026-01-23

    Minority; do not pass.

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  8. 2026-01-27

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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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=1904&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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