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WA HB 2281

died on adjournment

Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2281 pass?

No. WA HB 2281 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 (2026-02-19): House Rules "X" file.

What is WA HB 2281 about?

WA HB 2281 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2281?

Stearns is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2281, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-19 — House Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stearnsprimary
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor
  • Lekanoffcosponsor
  • Callancosponsor
  • Bergcosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Duerrcosponsor
  • Streetcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Santoscosponsor
  • Obrascosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Wyliecosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Menacosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

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

  4. 2026-01-20

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

  5. 2026-01-20

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

    substitution

  6. 2026-01-20

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2026-01-20

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2026-01-22

    Referred to Capital Budget.

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-06

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

  10. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:30 AM.

  11. 2026-02-09

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

    substitution

  12. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2026-02-09

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  14. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-16

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

    reading-2

  16. 2026-02-19

    Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  17. 2026-02-19

    House Rules "X" file.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2281&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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