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IntroducedDec 30, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 16, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 03, 2026
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Became LawMar 17, 2026
Washington House Bill
Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Mar 17, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2219
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 95
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Chase
- Connors
- Corry
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Dent
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fitzgibbon
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Graham
- Gregerson
- Griffey
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jacobsen
- Jinkins
- Keaton
- Klicker
- Kloba
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- McEntire
- Mena
- Mendoza
- Morgan
- Nance
- Obras
- Orcutt
- Ormsby
- Ortiz-Self
- Parshley
- Paul
- Penner
- Peterson
- Pollet
- Ramel
- Reed
- Reeves
- Richards
- Rude
- Rule
- Ryu
- Salahuddin
- Santos
- Schmick
- Schmidt
- Scott
- Shavers
- Simmons
- Springer
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stokesbary
- Stonier
- Street
- Stuebe
- Taylor
- Thai
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Valdez
- Volz
- Walen
- Walsh
- Waters
- Wylie
- Ybarra
- Zahn
NO: 1
YES: 49
- Alvarado
- Bateman
- Boehnke
- Braun
- Chapman
- Christian
- Cleveland
- Conway
- Cortes
- Dhingra
- Dozier
- Fortunato
- Frame
- Gildon
- Goehner
- Hansen
- Harris
- Hasegawa
- Holy
- Hunt
- Kauffman
- King
- Krishnadasan
- Liias
- Lovelett
- Lovick
- MacEwen
- McCune
- Muzzall
- Nobles
- Orwall
- Pedersen
- Riccelli
- Robinson
- Saldaña
- Salomon
- Schoesler
- Shewmake
- Short
- Slatter
- Stanford
- Torres
- Trudeau
- Valdez
- Wagoner
- Warnick
- Wellman
- Wilson, C.
- Wilson, J.
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 67
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Callan
- Cortes
- Davis
- Dent
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fitzgibbon
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Gregerson
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jinkins
- Kloba
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Mena
- Mendoza
- Morgan
- Obras
- Ormsby
- Ortiz-Self
- Parshley
- Paul
- Peterson
- Pollet
- Ramel
- Reed
- Reeves
- Richards
- Rule
- Ryu
- Salahuddin
- Santos
- Scott
- Shavers
- Simmons
- Springer
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stonier
- Street
- Stuebe
- Taylor
- Thai
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Walen
- Waters
- Wylie
- Zahn
NO: 28
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | executive
- Governor signed.
- Chapter 82, 2026 Laws.
- Effective date 6/11/2026.
- Mar 12, 2026 | executive
- Delivered to Governor.
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- President signed.
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Speaker signed.
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Passed final passage; yeas, 67; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- 1st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 26).
- Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
- Dec 30, 2025 | House
- Prefiled for introduction.
Bill Texts
- Original billPDF
- Substitute billPDF
- Engrossed substitutePDF
- Bill as passed LegislaturePDF
- Session lawPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2219-S AMH COUT HARO 812 (Page 1 line 21, Withdrawn 02/16/2026 02/16/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2219-S AMH COUT HARO 817 (Page 1 line 21, Adopted 02/16/2026 02/16/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2219-S AMH COUT HARO 819 (Page 2 line 24, Withdrawn 02/16/2026 02/16/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2219-S AMH PENN HARO 818 (Page 1 line 14, Adopted 02/16/2026 02/16/2026) -- PennerPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2219-S AMH PENN HARO 820 (Page 1 line 21, Withdrawn 02/16/2026 02/16/2026) -- PennerPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment 2219-S.E AMS EDU S5404.1 (Striker, Adopted 03/03/2026 03/03/2026) -- Early Learning & K-12 EducationPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment 2219-S.E AMS MCCU S5805.1 (Page 1 line 21, Not adopted 03/03/2026 03/03/2026) -- McCunePDF
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