WA HB 2251
enactedConcerning climate commitment act accounts.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WA HB 2251 pass?
Yes. WA HB 2251 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Effective date 7/1/2027.
What is WA HB 2251 about?
WA HB 2251 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning climate commitment act accounts.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2251?
Fitzgibbon is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2251, joined by 3 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — Effective date 7/1/2027.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Fitzgibbonprimary
- Thomascosponsor
- Parshleycosponsor
- Gregersoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-25
Effective date 7/1/2027.
became-law
2026-03-25
Chapter 219, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-25
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
President signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 4.
passage
2026-03-11
House concurred in Senate amendments.
2026-03-06
Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-03-06
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-06
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-03-06
Committee amendment not adopted.
amendment-failure
2026-03-05
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 2:30 PM.
2026-02-27
Referred to Transportation.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
And refer to Transportation.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-26
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-26
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-18
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-16
Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-16
2nd substitute bill substituted (TR 26).
substitution
2026-02-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-09
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-06
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-03
Referred to Transportation.
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-29
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-29
APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-29
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-19
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Appropriations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)
2026-02-16 · pass · 56-41
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: no
- Eslick: no
- 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: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: no
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- 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: no
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32)
2026-03-06 · pass · 34-14
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: other
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2)
2026-03-11 · pass · 54-40
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: no
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: other
- 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: no
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: other
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: other
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- 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: no
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
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