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WA HB 2248

enacted

Concerning corporate filings and other documents processed by the secretary of state's corporations and charities division.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 2248 pass?

Yes. WA HB 2248 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA HB 2248 about?

WA HB 2248 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning corporate filings and other documents processed by the secretary of state's corporations and charities division.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2248?

Salahuddin is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2248, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-17 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Salahuddinprimary
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Thaicosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-17

    Chapter 80, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-17

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-06

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-05

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-04

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2026-02-27

    Placed on second reading consent calendar.

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-24

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2026-02-24

    LAW - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  13. 2026-02-23

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  14. 2026-02-19

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-17

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-17

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  17. 2026-02-17

    1st substitute bill substituted (CRJ 26).

    substitution

  18. 2026-02-16

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

    reading-2

  19. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  21. 2026-02-09

    APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  22. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  23. 2026-02-07

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  24. 2026-01-27

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-01-23

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

    substitution

  26. 2026-01-23

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  27. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  28. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-05

    Prefiled for introduction.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 97-0

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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
  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: other
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

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