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WA HB 2123

died on adjournment

Concerning foreign national participation in Washington state elections.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2123 pass?

No. WA HB 2123 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 (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

What is WA HB 2123 about?

WA HB 2123 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning foreign national participation in Washington state elections.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2123?

Fitzgibbon is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2123, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Fitzgibbonprimary
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Wyliecosponsor
  • Corrycosponsor
  • Gregersoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

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

  4. 2026-01-16

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.

  5. 2026-01-16

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

    substitution

  6. 2026-01-16

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2026-01-20

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-27

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

    reading-2

  9. 2026-01-29

    1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 26).

    substitution

  10. 2026-01-29

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-01-29

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  12. 2026-02-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-20

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  14. 2026-02-24

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

  15. 2026-02-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  17. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  18. 2026-02-25

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  19. 2026-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  20. 2026-03-10

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  21. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2)

    2026-01-29 · pass · 68-29

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • 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: no
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: no
    • 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: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2123&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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