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Ways and Means advances dozens of bills — committee issues multiple due-pass recommendations

Ways and Means Committee · March 2, 2026

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Summary

In an executive session on March 2, the Ways and Means Committee gave due-pass recommendations to a broad package of bills across four groups, moving measures on taxes, education, energy, public safety and more to the Rules Committee after adopting targeted amendments.

The Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a large packet of bills during an executive session on March 2, issuing due-pass recommendations to the Rules Committee on dozens of measures after staff briefings and amendment votes.

Committee staff briefed bills in grouped packets covering fiscal and policy measures ranging from state accounts and narrow tax changes to larger policy packages addressing renewable energy, housing finance, child and youth behavioral health, Medicaid access and public education efficiencies. Several bills included modest fiscal notes while others carried larger multi‑biennium impacts; staff flagged implementation costs and the presence or absence of funding in the House budget where relevant.

In executive action the committee voted to adopt many proposed striking amendments and roll adopted amendments into final striking amendments. A representative (nonexhaustive) list of bills the committee advanced to Rules with due-pass recommendations (subject to signatures) includes: House Bill 2675 (OFM accounts; amended), Second Substitute House Bill 2105 (immigrant worker protections; amended), Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1710 (Washington Voting Rights Act compliance; amendments considered), Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1170 (AI content notification; amended), Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034 (Plan 1 termination/restatement; amended), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2,442 (local government revenue and flexibility), Substitute House Bill 2,089 (wildfire mitigation), and many others across Groups 2–4 as listed in committee records.

Committee practice: motions to adopt amendments and motions to move bills with due-pass recommendations were handled during executive session; most outcomes were announced by chair's voice vote with the notation that recommendations are "subject to signatures." The transcript does not provide roll-call tallies for the majority of due-pass votes.