WA HB 2114

enacted

Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2114 pass?

Yes. WA HB 2114 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-24. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 1/1/2027.

What is WA HB 2114 about?

WA HB 2114 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2114?

Engell is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2114, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-24 — Effective date 1/1/2027.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-12-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-15
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-09
TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-13
1st substitute bill substituted (TR 26).
substitution
2026-02-13
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-13
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3
2026-02-17
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2026-03-02
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-03-03
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-03-04
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-03-04
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-04
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-03-12
House concurred in Senate amendments.
2026-03-12
Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
passage
2026-03-12
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
President signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-24
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-24
Chapter 172, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-24
Effective date 1/1/2027.
became-law

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Documents

Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)
2026-02-13 · pass · 94-0
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: other
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: other
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: 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: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19)
2026-03-04 · pass · 48-0
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
- Hunt: 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
- 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: other
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11)
2026-03-12 · pass · 96-0
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: yes
- 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: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: 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: other
- 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: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- 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=2114&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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