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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1385: Background checks

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1385 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning fingerprint background check on applicants. Primary sponsor: Jamila Taylor (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to the fingerprint background check on national child protection act and volunteers for children's act program;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamila TaylorPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Brian BurnettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
John LeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon WylieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 60, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. HS - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Human Services.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page