Military: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026

Legislative staff filed 19 measures from the 2025-26 session under Military. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and measures with a page of their own are linked.

• HB 1016 · Employer incentives, b & o and public utility tax credits for employing veterans and active-duty spouses
• HB 1050 · United States Naval Academy, creating special license plates
• HB 1073 · Washington national guard retention program, creating to encourage extension of service
• HB 1321 · Military forces of other states, not permitted to enter state for military duty with permission of governor or federal service
• HB 1335 · Spouses, barring employment discrimination
• HB 1738 · Uniformed services, expanding definition including "service member"
• HB 2099 · Early childhood education and assistance program enrollment for military families
• HB 2206 · Uniform military and overseas voters act conforming to federal UOCAVA
• HB 2357 · Washington civil air patrol created
• HB 2417 · Victims’ rights for offenses under Washington code of military justice
• HB 2443 · Armed forces reserve postsecondary education grant program established
• HB 2462 · Milita organization, training, and authority to counter threats from unpiloted aircraft systems
• HB 2572 · Electronic ballot portal for certain voter groups
• HR 4675 · Washington national guard, honoring
• HR 4694 · Navy personnel, honoring
• SB 5420 · Uniformed services, expanding definition including "service member"
• SB 5907 · Early childhood education and assistance program enrollment for military families
• SB 6029 · Victims’ rights for offenses under Washington code of military justice
• SB 6046 · Washington civil air patrol created

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.