WA HB 2253
died on adjournmentConcerning updates to the licensing division of the department of children, youth, and families.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WA HB 2253 pass?
No. WA HB 2253 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 2253 about?
WA HB 2253 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning updates to the licensing division of the department of children, youth, and families.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2253?
Bernbaum is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2253, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- 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
- Bernbaumprimary
- Fossecosponsor
- Zahncosponsor
- Leavittcosponsor
- Reedcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-25
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-23
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-17
First reading, referred to Human Services.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-13
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3
2026-02-13
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-13
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-13
1st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 26).
substitution
2026-02-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-01-28
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-23
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-14
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25)
2026-02-13 · pass · 92-2
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: other
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: other
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- 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: no
- 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: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
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