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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1531: Communicable disease

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 1531 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases. Primary sponsor: Dan Bronoske (D). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Effective date 4/21/2025.

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 preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases using scientifically proven measures to control the spread of such diseases;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan BronoskePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23

“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. Effective date 4/21/2025.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. Chapter 105, 2025 Laws.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. HLTC - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; do not pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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