Votes at a glance: House approves a slate of bills on third reading
February 16, 2026 | Legislative Sessions, Washington
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The House acted on several bills during floor session, advancing multiple measures on third reading and recording roll-call votes.
Key outcomes:
- Substitute House Bill 22-44 (Sunshine Committee recommendations; transparency and cleanup of public-records exemptions) passed, 70 yays, 26 nays, 2 excused.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 21-96 (health coverage for PANS/PANDAS treatments) passed, 83 yays, 13 nays, 2 excused (full debate and amendments noted in a separate article).
- Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 22-51 (CCA account clarifications) passed, 56 yays, 41 nays, 1 excused (separate article covers debate).
- Substitute House Bill 23-39 (technical updates to nursing regulation language) passed, 94 yays, 3 nays, 1 excused.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 22-74 (modifying Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act) passed, 86 yays, 11 nays, 1 excused.
- Engrossed House Bill 21-79 (PERS membership adjustments for a port district) passed, 96 yays, 1 nay, 1 excused; amendment narrowed the bill to affect the Port of Pend Oreille.
- Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 26-37 (safeguarding personal information) passed, 52 yays, 45 nays, 1 excused; amendment 19-53 adding a disclosure requirement was adopted.
Each bill proceeded with the normal roll-call and was declared passed on the floor by the speaker when a constitutional majority was recorded. Several items were advanced to third reading with the consent of the House before final passage.
Key outcomes:
- Substitute House Bill 22-44 (Sunshine Committee recommendations; transparency and cleanup of public-records exemptions) passed, 70 yays, 26 nays, 2 excused.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 21-96 (health coverage for PANS/PANDAS treatments) passed, 83 yays, 13 nays, 2 excused (full debate and amendments noted in a separate article).
- Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 22-51 (CCA account clarifications) passed, 56 yays, 41 nays, 1 excused (separate article covers debate).
- Substitute House Bill 23-39 (technical updates to nursing regulation language) passed, 94 yays, 3 nays, 1 excused.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 22-74 (modifying Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act) passed, 86 yays, 11 nays, 1 excused.
- Engrossed House Bill 21-79 (PERS membership adjustments for a port district) passed, 96 yays, 1 nay, 1 excused; amendment narrowed the bill to affect the Port of Pend Oreille.
- Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 26-37 (safeguarding personal information) passed, 52 yays, 45 nays, 1 excused; amendment 19-53 adding a disclosure requirement was adopted.
Each bill proceeded with the normal roll-call and was declared passed on the floor by the speaker when a constitutional majority was recorded. Several items were advanced to third reading with the consent of the House before final passage.
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