WA HB 2297
died on adjournmentIncentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WA HB 2297 pass?
No. WA HB 2297 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): Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
What is WA HB 2297 about?
WA HB 2297 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2297?
Farivar is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2297, joined by 24 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-19 — Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Farivarprimary
- Salahuddincosponsor
- Bernbaumcosponsor
- Polletcosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Fossecosponsor
- Ormsbycosponsor
- Gregersoncosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Stoniercosponsor
- Dogliocosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Timmonscosponsor
- Scottcosponsor
- Klobacosponsor
- Streetcosponsor
- Cortescosponsor
- Reedcosponsor
- Reevescosponsor
- Tharingercosponsor
- Ryucosponsor
- Parshleycosponsor
- Berrycosponsor
- Menacosponsor
- Thomascosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-07
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Finance.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-30
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-09
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-19
Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
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Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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