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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1946: Local board of health/tribes

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 1946 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifying tribal membership on local boards of health. Primary sponsor: Natasha Hill (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 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 clarifying tribal membership on local boards of health;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Natasha HillPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Debra LekanoffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36

“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 260, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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