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IntroducedDec 30, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 16, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Washington House Bill
Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: 2/28/2026 Regular
Position: 27
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
Actions
- 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
- 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) -- Early Learning & K-12 EducationPDF



