E2SHB 1750 — Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act.
Signed into law — Chapter 215, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Hill
- Introduced
- February 2, 2026
- Status
- C 215 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 25, 2026)
What this bill does
Prohibits certain political subdivisions from implementing and enforcing any election policy or practice, or to take any action or fail to take any action, that results in, is likely to result in, or is intended to result in a material disparate burden on the ability or opportunity of members of a protected class to vote or participate in any state of the political process.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202657 yea · 37 nay · 4 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 202658 yea · 38 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 28, 202630 yea · 19 nay
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