WA HB 2235
died on adjournmentConcerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses, permits to purchase firearms, and firearms purchases or transfers.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WA HB 2235 pass?
No. WA HB 2235 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 2235 about?
WA HB 2235 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses, permits to purchase firearms, and firearms purchases or transfers.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2235?
Walsh is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2235, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Walshprimary
- Couturecosponsor
- Berrycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-31
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-30
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-30
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2026-02-12
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-24
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-27
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-03-10
Senate Rules "X" file.
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22)
2026-02-10 · pass · 95-1
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: other
- 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: 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: no
- 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
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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