Votes at a glance: summary of bills advanced and final tallies during the session

The House considered multiple bills on third reading and final passage. Below are concise outcomes and the brief floor description given during the session:

- Engrossed second substitute House Bill 26 36 (steering committee/JLARC review of school regulations): declared passed, 97 yeas, 0 nays, 1 excused. Sponsor said the bill creates a permanent steering committee to review regulations affecting school districts.

- Substitute House Bill 26 50 (administrative clarifications for local tax administration/REIT and lodging taxes): declared passed on reconsideration, 96 yeas, 0 nays, 2 excused. Floor sponsors described it as administrative fixes to ensure correct local revenue flows.

- Second substitute House Bill 25 90 (limited equity cooperatives exemption): declared passed, 67 yeas, 30 nays, 1 excused. Sponsors said the bill exempts limited equity cooperatives from a specific legal framework to facilitate community ownership models.

- House Bill 26 10 (ensuring nonprofit housing providers retain tax benefits during interim uses): declared passed, 88 yeas, 9 nays, 1 excused. Sponsors said it helps nonprofit providers maintain tax breaks while activating community spaces during long development timelines.

- Substitute House Bill 23 43 (water quality and concentrated animal feeding operations): declared passed, 97 yeas, 0 nays, 1 excused. Sponsors highlighted local contamination concerns (example: Centralia area wells) and said the bill holds public facilities to the same discharge standards as private operators.

These passages were handled by voice and roll-call votes on the floor as recorded by the clerk.