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WA HB 1996

died on adjournment

Authorizing a qualified county to impose a tax for the funding of behavioral health diversion from the criminal justice system.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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

Sponsors

  • Farivarprimary
  • Thomascosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    First reading, referred to Finance.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-02-26

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-26

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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