BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2277: Initiatives & referendums

Encouraging initiatives and referenda by extending privacy protections to signatories and assuring accurate verification.

Summary

Declares an intent to ensure vibrant initiative and referendum participation by guarding privacy and assuring that all valid signatures are attributed to initiatives and referenda as part of the review process. Declares that Washington's laws and Constitution ensure that a voter's decision on who they vote for or against and what measures he or she votes for or against is not publicly revealed.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2277), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to encouraging initiatives and referenda by extending privacy protections to signatories and assuring accurate verification;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2277 (2025–26) Wildfire risk models · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2023–24) Data brokering · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2019–20) Youth solitary confinement · Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2020
HB 2277 (2017–18) Credit security freeze fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2015–16) Peace officer liability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2013–14) WA state historical society · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2277 (2011–12) Puget Sound partnership · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2277 (2009–10) Fuel taxes on exported fuel · Did not pass · died in committee