Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Strom Peterson
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1604 2025–26 |
Jail searches/genderRequires jails to adopt and implement policies and procedures for conducting searches of confined transgender or intersex individuals. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 17, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2152 2025–26 |
Cannabis/health facilitiesRequires hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice care centers (collectively "facilities") to allow the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients with a terminal condition. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 1687 2025–26 |
Social housing authoritiesAuthorizes the state or a local government to assist a social housing public development authority in the planning, construction, or operation of housing projects under the Housing Cooperation Law. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 1859 2025–26 |
Housing dev./religious orgs.Decreases the amount of affordable units required to qualify for a density bonus for affordable housing developed on property owned by a religious organization. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 2151 2025–26 |
Factory built structuresRequires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to consider certain national consensus standards published by the International Code Council when adopting rules for factory-built housing and commercial structures. | Deb Manjarrez (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 2228 2025–26 |
Scissor stairsRequires the State Building Code Council (Council) to convene a technical advisory group to recommend changes to the State Building Code (Code) to allow scissor stairs to be used in certain occupancies. | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 4, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 2269 2025–26 |
Middle housing/uninc. areasExpands the wastewater systems that must serve middle housing in limited areas of more intensive rural development in rural counties to include large, on-site sewage systems. | Adam Bernbaum (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 1152 2025–26 |
Firearm storageEstablishes secure storage requirements for firearms stored or left in vehicles or residences, subject to various exceptions. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 1339 2025–26 |
Even-numbered year electionsPermits cities, towns, and certain special purpose districts to choose to hold their elections in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 1443 2025–26 |
Mobile dwellingsRequires a city or county fully planning under the Growth Management Act to allow one mobile dwelling per residential lot if certain requirements are met. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 1496 2025–26 |
Health care informationLimits charges for providing patient health care information that is stored electronically to no more than $50 when provided in an electronic format to the patient or the patient's representative, attorney, or community-based... | Liz Berry (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2191 2025–26 |
Construction worker wagesEstablishes liability and other accountability mechanisms for certain property owners and contractors when a direct contractor or subcontractor on a construction project fails to pay employees' wages or benefits. | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2205 2025–26 |
Regulated sports wageringPermits sports wagering on collegiate sport and athletic events that involve a post-secondary educational institution located within Washington. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2236 2025–26 |
Housing finance commissionAuthorizes the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Commission) to make loans and mortgage loans, but not loans or mortgage loans for owner-occupied residential home purchases or refinancing, except for certain down... | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2281 2025–26 |
State-tribal relationshipProvides an Indian tribe with a cause of action against any state agency that imposes an undue burden or interferes with the tribe's exercise of traditional cultural practices on a tribal traditional cultural place. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 1592 2025–26 |
Public defense servicesReallocates funding responsibility for public defense services between the state and local governments. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2301 2025–26 |
Paint producer resp.Adds aerosol coating products, coating-related products, and nonindustrial coatings, as well as packaging associated with paint products, to the Architectural Paint Product Stewardship Program. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2597 2025–26 |
Immigration enforcementCreates a cause of action for any person who is deprived of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the United States Constitution during civil immigration enforcement by any person acting with government authority or... | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2734 2025–26 |
Sugar-sweetened beveragesCreating a hunger free Washington through a sugar-sweetened beverage tax and precluding a supplemental nutrition assistance program waiver. | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2026 |
| HB 1239 2025–26 |
Reentry readiness/DOCModifies earned release time eligibility for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026, and provides earned release time of up to 33.33 percent of the total sentence for all categories that qualify for earned time. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2257 2025–26 |
Tax administrationMakes technical and administrative changes to the tax code. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2489 2025–26 |
Public space/local use lawsProhibits local governments from enforcing laws that criminalize, penalize, or otherwise prohibit a person from engaging in life-sustaining activities on public property unless the local government can demonstrate that... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2595 2025–26 |
Collateral attacks/criminalExtends from one year to three years the statutory time limit for bringing a petition or motion for collateral attack on a criminal judgment and sentence. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2724 2025–26 |
Tax on millionairesEstablishing a tax on millionaires. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 1420 2025–26 |
Textile producersRequires producers of apparel and textile products to establish and fund a Textile and Apparel Coordinating Organization to carry out a needs assessment for the management of apparel and textile products. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |