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WA HB 2218

died on adjournment

Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2218 pass?

No. WA HB 2218 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 (2026-02-04): Referred to Appropriations.

What is WA HB 2218 about?

WA HB 2218 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2218?

Ortiz-Self is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2218, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-04 — Referred to Appropriations.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ortiz-Selfprimary
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Lowcosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Waterscosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Menacosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Klobacosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Abbarnocosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-30

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

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  3. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2026-01-23

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2026-01-28

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  6. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  7. 2026-02-03

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

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  8. 2026-02-03

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  9. 2026-02-04

    Referred to Appropriations.

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Versions

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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=2218&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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