Religion and Religious Organizations: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026

Legislative staff filed 9 measures from the 2025-26 session under Religion and Religious Organizations. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and measures with a page of their own are linked.

• HB 1211 · Child abuse, requiring members of the clergy to report abuse or neglect
• HB 1859 · Affordable housing, modifying density bonus threshold for property owned by religious organizations
• HB 2166 · Certain Christian and Jewish holidays recognized
• SB 5375 · Child abuse, requiring members of the clergy to report abuse or neglect
• SB 5436 · Interference with place of worship, as disorderly conduct
• SB 5665 · Child abuse, reporting requirements for clergy
• SB 5885 · Affordable housing, modifying density bonus threshold for property owned by religious organizations
• SR 8618 · Ramadan, honoring
• SR 8630 · Sikhs, honoring contributions

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.