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WA HB 2164

died on adjournment

Reducing litigation costs by removing barriers to postconviction DNA testing.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 2164 pass?

No. WA HB 2164 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 (2026-01-12): First reading, referred to Community Safety.

What is WA HB 2164 about?

WA HB 2164 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Reducing litigation costs by removing barriers to postconviction DNA testing.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2164?

Farivar is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2164, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Community Safety.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Farivarprimary
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Thaicosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Taylorcosponsor
  • Streetcosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Klobacosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-17

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2164&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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