HB 2230 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Streamlining monitoring and oversight activities related to community residential service business providers.

HB 2230 streamlines oversight for community residential service providers that support people with developmental disabilities, directly affecting these providers and the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). The bill limits DSHS to one annual review per provider per category (such as finances, service plans, or quality assurance) and requires departments to share documents across divisions to avoid duplicate requests. Exceptions apply for investigations, incident reports, or federally mandated reviews. This reduces administrative burden, allowing more resources to focus on direct client support rather than overlapping paperwork.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Dec 31, 2025 Signed Mar 11, 2026
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Substitute Bill Substitute Passed Legislature · 3 edits
MINOR
The document was updated from a draft 'Substitute Bill' to a formal 'Certification of Enrollment' indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. This change adds official certification details, such as the Chief Clerk's signature and specific vote counts, confirming the bill's final legislative status.
TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification block including the title 'CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT', session details (69th Legislature, 2026), and specific passage dates and vote counts for the House and Senate.

Included a sworn statement by the Chief Clerk, Bernard Dean, certifying that the attached text is the exact version passed by the legislature.

Added signature lines for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Secretary of State to formalize the document.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2026
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Feb 28, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
HS - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 10, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors