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Senate advances a broad set of bills on housing, education, food security and energy; multiple measures declared passed

Washington State Senate · March 5, 2026
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Summary

On the floor the Senate advanced and declared passed dozens of bills after committee striking amendments and floor debate, including bills on language access (HB 2475), mobile‑home landlord–tenant notices (HB 2452), school restraint/isolation policy (HB 1795), school construction financing (HB 1796), a statewide food‑security coordination bill (HB 2238), and a renewable energy tax and local distribution bill (HB 1960).

The Washington State Senate on the floor considered and declared passed a large number of bills spanning language access, housing, education policy, food security, renewable energy tax policy and more.

Notable actions include:

- Substitute House Bill 2475 (language access): Senator Valdez outlined that the bill directs the Office of Equity to develop uniform guidelines for agencies to deliver language‑accessible programs and requires agency reporting to the Office of Equity and the Office of Financial…

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