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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2247: Veterinarian relationship

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 2247 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships. Primary sponsor: Lisa Parshley (D). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 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 veterinarian-client-patient relationships;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa ParshleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Mia GregersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Debra LekanoffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
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 202, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/1/2027.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; 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, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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