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WA HB 2579

died on adjournment

Promoting and funding public media and digital equity.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2579 pass?

No. WA HB 2579 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 (2026-01-30): Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

What is WA HB 2579 about?

WA HB 2579 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Promoting and funding public media and digital equity.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2579?

Stearns is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2579, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stearnsprimary
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Obrascosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Santoscosponsor
  • Gregersoncosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Menacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

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  2. 2026-01-30

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

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=2579&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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