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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2442: Local government fund use

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 2442 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. Primary sponsor: April Berg (D). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 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 providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
April BergPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Steve BergquistCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Steve TharingerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Sharon WylieCo-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 221, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/1/2026*.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 51; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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Sources

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