WA HB 2173
died on adjournmentConcerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WA HB 2173 pass?
No. WA HB 2173 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 (2026-01-22): Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
What is WA HB 2173 about?
WA HB 2173 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2173?
Cortes is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2173, joined by 37 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-22 — Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Cortesprimary
- Hillcosponsor
- Bergquistcosponsor
- Macricosponsor
- Farivarcosponsor
- Thaicosponsor
- Reevescosponsor
- Bergcosponsor
- Ormsbycosponsor
- Gregersoncosponsor
- Stoniercosponsor
- Thomascosponsor
- Duerrcosponsor
- Wyliecosponsor
- Streetcosponsor
- Nancecosponsor
- Zahncosponsor
- Fitzgibboncosponsor
- Santoscosponsor
- Donaghycosponsor
- Polletcosponsor
- Berrycosponsor
- Petersoncosponsor
- Stearnscosponsor
- Scottcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Ramelcosponsor
- Klobacosponsor
- Menacosponsor
- Callancosponsor
- Ryucosponsor
- Fossecosponsor
- Hallcosponsor
- Tharingercosponsor
- Parshleycosponsor
- Salahuddincosponsor
- Reedcosponsor
- Obrascosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-19
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-13
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-22
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z
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