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WA HB 1916

enacted

Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WA HB 1916 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1916 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA HB 1916 about?

WA HB 1916 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1916?

Doglio is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1916, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-25 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Doglioprimary
  • Parshleycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-25

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-25

    Chapter 212, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-25

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-12

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-12

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-11

    Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    passage

  8. 2026-03-11

    House concurred in Senate amendments.

  9. 2026-03-03

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-03

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-03

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. 2026-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-25

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2026-02-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  18. 2026-02-16

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 8:30 AM.

  19. 2026-02-12

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2026-02-10

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2026-02-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 25).

    substitution

  24. 2026-01-27

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

    reading-2

  25. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  26. 2025-03-19

    Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  27. 2025-03-09

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

    reading-2

  28. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-14

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  30. 2025-02-14

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  31. 2025-02-14

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

    substitution

  32. 2025-02-14

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 9:00 AM.

  33. 2025-02-11

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  34. 2025-02-10

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 58-38

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • 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: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: 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: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30)

    2026-03-03 · pass · 30-19

    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: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: 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

  • Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 58-38

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • 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: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: 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: other
    • 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: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1916&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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