Initiative and Referendum: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026

Legislative staff filed 13 measures from the 2025-26 session under Initiative and Referendum. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and measures with a page of their own are linked.

• HB 2259 · Signature petition requirement and prohibition of compensation based on number of signatures
• HB 2260 · Petitions, requiring affirmation by gatherers and address verification
• HB 2739 · Washington institute for scientific advancement established
• SB 5047 · Petitions, protection for persons collecting signatures or signing
• SB 5048 · Signatures, requiring committee members receive timely notification of challenges by Secretary of State
• SB 5382 · Petitions, requiring affirmation by gatherers and address verification
• SB 5850 · Penalties for interference with collecting signatures or signing
• SB 5973 · Signature petition requirement and prohibition of compensation based on number of signatures
• SB 6321 · Washington institute for scientific advancement established
• SI 26001 · Parents' bill of rights
• HI 26001 · Parents' bill of rights
• SI 26638 · Biologically male students barred from female scholastic sports
• HI 26638 · Biologically male students barred from female scholastic sports

All topics · All 2025-26 Washington State bills

Source: the Washington State Legislature’s Topical Index. OlympiaTrack is an independent bill-tracking service and is not affiliated with the Legislature.