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WA HB 2244

died on adjournment

Adopting the recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee in its 2025 annual report.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 2244 pass?

No. WA HB 2244 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 2244 about?

WA HB 2244 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Adopting the recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee in its 2025 annual report.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2244?

Mena is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2244, joined by 7 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

  • Menaprimary
  • Gregersoncosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Duerrcosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Fitzgibboncosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-02-18

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-16

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 70; nays, 26; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  4. 2026-02-16

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  5. 2026-02-16

    1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 26).

    substitution

  6. 2026-02-14

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

    reading-2

  7. 2026-01-22

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-20

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

    substitution

  9. 2026-01-20

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2026-01-14

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

  11. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  12. 2026-01-05

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13)

    2026-02-16 · pass · 70-26

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: other
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: no
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2244&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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