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IntroducedJan 05, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Washington House Bill
Concerning updates to the licensing division of the department of children, youth, and families.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 25, 2026: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2253
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 92
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Chase
- Connors
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Dufault
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fitzgibbon
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Graham
- Gregerson
- Griffey
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jacobsen
- Jinkins
- Keaton
- Klicker
- Kloba
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- 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
- Waters
- Wylie
- Ybarra
- Zahn
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Human Services.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- 1st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 26).
- Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Jan 28, 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.
- Jan 05, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for introduction.
Bill Texts
- Original billPDF
- Substitute billPDF
- Engrossed substitutePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH BERN H3573.1 (Striker, Adopted 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- BernbaumPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT HARO 815 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT WICM 887 (Page 17 line 38, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT WICM 889 (Page 10 line 7, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT WICM 893 (Page 2 line 9, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT WICM 895 (Page 2 line 31, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH COUT WICM 896 (Page 2 line 9, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- CouturePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH DUFA HARO 808 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- DufaultPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH DUFA HARO 814 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- DufaultPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH MARS HARO 810 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- MarshallPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH MCEN HARO 809 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- McEntirePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH MCEN HARO 813 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- McEntirePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH PENN WICM 890 (Page 8 line 11, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- PennerPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH PENN WICM 891 (Page 2 line 2, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- PennerPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH PENN WICM 892 (Page 8 line 1, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- PennerPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH WALJ HARO 807 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- WalshPDF
- House Floor Amendment 2253-S AMH WALJ HARO 816 (Page 21 line 40, Withdrawn 02/13/2026 02/13/2026) -- WalshPDF



