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WA HB 2261

died on adjournment

Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2261 pass?

No. WA HB 2261 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 (2026-01-28): Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

What is WA HB 2261 about?

WA HB 2261 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2261?

Marshall is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2261, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-28 — Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marshallprimary
  • Barnardcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  3. 2026-01-21

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2026-01-28

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2261&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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