HB 1281 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Making technical corrections and removing obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington pursuant to RCW 1.08.025.

HB 1281 makes technical corrections and removes obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington. The bill aims to improve the clarity and consistency of existing law by adjusting cross-references, fixing drafting errors, reordering certain sections, and updating terminology like changing "marijuana" to "cannabis" and standardizing nursing professional titles.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its successful passage by both the House and Senate in 2025, replacing the original draft header with a formal certification of enrollment. Substantive policy content regarding medical credentialing and quality improvement committees remains largely unchanged, though a minor text edit was made to a section title.

TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification page confirming the bill passed the House and Senate on specific dates with unanimous votes.

Removed the original draft header indicating the bill was a substitute bill.

Adjusted a section title to replace 'nursing care quality assurance commission' with 'state board of nursing'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Apr 5, 2025

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)

senate

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

LAW - Majority; do pass.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

upper

Mar 5, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (99-0-1)

house

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors