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The 2026 Legislative Session began on January 12, 2026. Below are lists of bills that may impact Veterans, Families or Military Members. (This list is not an endorsement of any proposal by WDVA.)
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| Bill Number | Title | Sponsor (Combined) | Status | Bill Summary | Hearing Dates | |
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| HB 1016 | Veterans/employer incentives | (Abbarno) | H Finance | Creates employer business and occupation and public utility tax credits ($3,000) for employing veterans and spouses of active-duty military members. |
Feb 4, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Finance at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1021 | Military families/education | (Shavers) | H Education | Promoting educational stability for children of military families. |
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| HB 1022 | Homes for heroes program | (Connors) | H Cap Budget | Creates a down payment and closing cost assistance program for people who work in targeted professions and meet certain income requirements. |
Jan 16, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Housing at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Feb 20, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Capital Budget at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1073 | National guard retention | (Leavitt) | H Approps | Creates a Washington National Guard retention program. Directs the Adjutant General to study retention needs, determine |
Jan 15, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 21, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1161 | Veteran employability | (Ryu) | H Approps | Establishing the veteran employability training and career advancement for reentry program. |
Jan 14, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 21, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1165 | Property tax exemptions | (Shavers) | H Finance | Increases the income thresholds for the property tax exemption program for seniors, people retired due to disability, and veterans with disabilities. |
Feb 4, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Finance at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1179 | Property tax value freeze | (Volz) | H Finance | Providing a property tax valuation freeze for senior citizens and disabled veterans. |
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| HB 1245 | Business development | (Couture) | H Tech, Econ Dev | Establishes the Office of Entrepreneurship (Office) and describes the various powers and duties of the Office. (Tracks the number of businesses owned by Veterans who receive state contracts.) |
Jan 22, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1335 | Military spouse employment | (Richards) | H Approps | Protects military spouses from discrimination in employment and labor practices. |
Jan 28, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Feb 7, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1366 | Authorizing military surplus vehicles to operate on public highways. |
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| HB 1397 | Local property tax levies | (Orcutt) | H Finance | Feb 4, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Finance at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1433 | Psychedelic substances | (Macri) | H HC/Wellness | Creates a regulated system for supervised adult use of psilocybin, with the potential to expand to other psychedelic substances. |
Feb 5, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| ESHB 1541 | Veterans affairs adv. comm. | TEDV(Abell) | H Rules 3C | Mar 25, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Mar 28, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 1738 | Veteran benefits access | (Shavers) | H Approps | Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. |
Feb 12, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Feb 18, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2064 | Electronic ballot return | (Farivar) | H State Govt & T | Authorizing the secretary of state to develop and test electronic methods of ballot return for service and overseas voters, disabled voters, and certain incarcerated voters. |
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| HB 2088 | Dietitian licensure compact | (Leavitt) | H Postsec Ed & W | Enacts the Dietician Licensure Compact. |
Jan 13, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 20, 2026 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2099 | ECEAP access/military | (Leavitt) | H EL & Human Svc | Expanding access to the early childhood education and assistance program for military families. |
Jan 16, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 23, 2026 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2135 | Adaptive housing tax pref. | (Barnard) | H Finance | Modifying and extending the adaptive housing retail sales and use tax preference for disabled veterans. |
Jan 20, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Finance at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2324 | Child of veteran/tuition | (Paul) | H Postsec Ed & W | Jan 21, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2417 | Military code/victim rights | (Keaton) | H Tech, Econ Dev | Changing the Washington code of military justice so that it includes certain protections for victims of an offense while serving within the organized militia of Washington. |
Jan 23, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2443 | Armed forces reserve grant | (Dufault) | H Postsec Ed & Wk | Creating the armed forces reserve postsecondary education grant. |
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| HB 2514 | Establishing a global war on terror memorial on the capitol campus. |
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| SSB 5017 | Uniformed & overseas voting | SGTE(Nobles) | S Rules 3 | Adopting national standards for uniformed and overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing statute. |
Mar 14, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:15 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Apr 1, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5201 | Psychedelic substances | (Salomon) | S Labor & Comm | Concerning access to psychedelic substances. |
Feb 11, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the Senate Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Feb 18, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SSB 5338 | Veterans affairs adv. comm. | SGTE(Nobles) | S Rules 3 | Mar 18, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Mar 21, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5398 | Veterans w/ disabilities/tax | (Conway) | S Ways & Means | Concerning property tax exemptions for veterans with disabilities. |
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| SB 5420 | Veteran benefits access | (Lovick) | S 3rd Reading | Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. |
Apr 4, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Appropriations at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Apr 5, 2025 Scheduled for executive hearing in the House Appropriations at 9:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5827 | Veterans/discharge def. | (Gildon) | S State Gov/Trib | Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service. |
Jan 23, 2026 Scheduled for executive hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 16, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5907 | ECEAP access/military | (Nobles) | S EL/K-12 | Jan 20, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5954 | Vet. survivor tuition waiver | (Wagoner) | S Higher Ed & Wo | Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility and aligning with federal law to include eligibility beyond age 26 in some situations. |
Jan 15, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 22, 2026 Scheduled for executive hearing in the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 6029 | Military code/victim rights | (Wagoner) | S State Gov/Trib | |||
| SB 6035 | Voting services | (Kauffman) | S State Gov/Trib | Jan 20, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 23, 2026 Scheduled for executive hearing in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
| Bill Number | Title | Sponsor (Combined) | Status | Bill Summary | Hearing Dates | |
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| HB 2289 | Operating budget, supp. | (Ormsby) | H Approps | Jan 12, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Appropriations at 4:00 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. Jan 14, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Appropriations at 4:00 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| HB 2295 | Capital budget, supplemental | (Tharinger) | H Cap Budget | Jan 15, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Capital Budget at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 5998 | Operating budget, supp. | (Robinson) | S Ways & Means | Jan 13, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Ways & Means at 4:00 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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| SB 6003 | Capital budget, supplemental | (Trudeau) | S Ways & Means | Jan 12, 2026 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Ways & Means at 4:00 PM in anticipation of other legislative action. |
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