Local Government & Preemption legislation in WA

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Enacted (12)

HB 2442 — Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.enacted
Latest action 2026-03-25: Effective date 7/1/2026*.
SB 6309 — Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects.enacted
Latest action 2026-03-23: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 5662 — Concerning the waiver of municipal utility connection charges for certain properties.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-19: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2015 — Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-19: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1258 — Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-15: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1587 — Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-13: Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5317 — Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-12: Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5611 — Streamlining and clarifying local governments' land use permitting workloads.enacted
Latest action 2025-05-07: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 1270 — Concerning automatic deferred compensation enrollment for county, municipal, and other political subdivision employees.enacted
Latest action 2025-04-24: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1275 — Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn.enacted
Latest action 2025-04-16: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1112 — Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.enacted
Latest action 2025-04-11: Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1135 — Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act.enacted
Latest action 2025-04-07: Effective date 7/27/2025.

Died or failed (38)

SB 6080 — Concerning contracts between the United States and county and municipal jails for committing or confining individuals in federal custody.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-12: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 1339 — Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Rules "X" file.
HB 1160 — Concerning local government design review.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Rules "X" file.
HB 2210 — Protecting local representation by strengthening and securing fair elections in local governments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-09: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
HB 2517 — Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-09: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
HB 2733 — Limiting operational expenditures for tourism-related facilities owned or operated by municipalities and public facilities districts.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-06: First reading, referred to Finance.
SB 6294 — Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-05: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
HB 2489 — Establishing statewide standards for when local governments may enforce laws regulating the use of public space for life-sustaining activities.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-04: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
HB 2352 — Holding state officers and state employees to the same conflict of interest standard that is required of municipal officers.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-04: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
SB 6123 — Concerning the protection of voluntary supplied personal information of local government employees.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
HB 2566 — Concerning local government procurement.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Referred to Rules 2 Review.
HB 2559 — Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Referred to Appropriations.
SB 6154 — Concerning local government permits for replacing existing culverts.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 2018 — Concerning solid waste and establishing the local government solid waste assistance account.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-30: Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
HB 2547 — Concerning contracts between the United States and county and municipal jails for committing or confining individuals in federal custody.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-16: First reading, referred to Community Safety.
HB 2502 — Improving local government funding by removing certain sales and use tax exemptions.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: First reading, referred to Finance.
HB 1442 — Providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1852 — Prohibiting local governments from transferring real property to nongovernment entities without fair consideration.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1428 — Concerning the county criminal justice assistance account and municipal criminal justice assistance account.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5354 — Providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5381 — Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1465 — Concerning cost sharing of county supervision of defendants with local government.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1704 — Increasing cannabis revenue distributions to local governments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5373 — Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5547 — Increasing cannabis revenue distributions to local governments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1778 — Sharing state sales tax revenues with local governments and not increasing the state or local sales tax rate.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1708 — Helping local governments provide information about the impacts of homelessness.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5659 — Eliminating each local government's proportional share of Washington's housing shortage.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5719 — Concerning local government hearing examiners.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Local Government.
SB 5389 — Restoring liquor sales revenue distributions to local governments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1856 — Concerning the compliance obligation under the climate commitment act for certain municipal gas utilities.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1188 — Requiring local government and tribal approval of wind and solar siting recommendations by the energy facility site evaluation council.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5197 — Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5107 — Concerning underinsured motorist coverage for local government employees.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5703 — Concerning fair treatment of municipal solid waste systems.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1893 — Concerning the establishment of liability standards for superior, district, and municipal court judges.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5698 — Concerning the compliance obligation under the climate commitment act for certain municipal gas utilities.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1953 — Regarding the distribution of unclaimed property to local governments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.