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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2219: Child care providers

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 2219 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers. Primary sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): 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 enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lillian Ortiz-SelfPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Steve BergquistCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Adam BernbaumCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Roger GoodmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Monica Jurado StonierCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 82, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 67; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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