WA HB 2339
enactedConcerning the regulation of nursing.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WA HB 2339 pass?
Yes. WA HB 2339 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Effective date 6/11/2026*.
What is WA HB 2339 about?
WA HB 2339 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the regulation of nursing.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2339?
Simmons is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2339, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Effective date 6/11/2026*.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Simmonsprimary
- Macricosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Effective date 6/11/2026*.
became-law
2026-03-23
Chapter 139, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-23
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-10
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-09
President signed.
passage
2026-03-06
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-03
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-24
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-24
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-20
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-18
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-16
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-16
1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 26).
substitution
2026-02-14
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-01-27
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-23
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-14
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)
2026-02-16 · pass · 94-3
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: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- 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: no
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- 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: no
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10)
2026-03-05 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
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