WA HB 2340
enactedApplying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WA HB 2340 pass?
Yes. WA HB 2340 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Effective date 7/1/2026.
What is WA HB 2340 about?
WA HB 2340 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2340?
Simmons is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2340.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-16 — Effective date 7/1/2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Simmonsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-16
Effective date 7/1/2026.
became-law
2026-03-16
Chapter 59, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-16
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-06
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-06
President signed.
passage
2026-03-05
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-04
Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-03-04
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-27
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.
2026-02-19
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-12
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3.
reading-3
2026-02-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-03
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
HCW - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-27
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)
2026-02-10 · pass · 92-3
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: other
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- 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: yes
- 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: other
- 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: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)
2026-03-04 · pass · 46-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: other
- 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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