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Floor roundup: House advances child care, housing, reinvestment and other bills; several committee-relief motions fail

Washington State House of Representatives · February 16, 2026
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Summary

The House advanced multiple bills including measures on child care (House Bill 2219), emergency and supportive housing (House Bill 2266), community reinvestment (House Bill 2523) and several other bills; the floor recorded roll-call votes on many items and several procedural motions to relieve committees failed late in the session.

The Washington State House completed a packed floor session, advancing and passing a range of bills on child care, housing, community reinvestment and other subjects before adjourning to caucus and recess.

Highlights:

- Child care: Engrossed Substitute House Bill 22-19, an act to enhance child-care operational efficiency, was substituted by committee and carried amendments that impose a zero-tolerance requirement for high-potency synthetic opioids and clarify imminent-physical-harm standards in licensed early-learning…

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