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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1585: Voter citizenship verif.

In committee 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 1585 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration. Primary sponsor: Matt Marshall (R). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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 requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt MarshallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Andrew BarkisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Brian BurnettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Rob ChaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chris CorryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Travis CoutureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Jenny GrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Dan GriffeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Michael KeatonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Joel McEntireCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Joshua PennerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Mike VolzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Jim WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Kevin WatersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

Sources

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