Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 2205 — Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry.

Last action — House Rules "X" file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 53 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 2205 includes a few important changes. Firstly, it establishes a new section that ensures if any part of the bill is found to be invalid, the rest of the bill will still remain in effect. This is significant because it helps preserve the entire legislation, preventing it from being entirely struck down due to one element. Additionally, the bill has been renamed the "sports wagering integrity act," which highlights its focus on promoting fairness and transparency in sports betting.

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H-3170.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2205 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Stearns, Chase, Peterson, Waters, Reed, Reeves, and Pollet) READ FIRST TIME 01/27/26.
H-2628.1 HOUSE BILL 2205 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Representatives Mena, Stearns, Chase, Peterson, Waters, Reed, Reeves, and Pollet Prefiled 12/29/25.
Read first time 01/12/26.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
amending RCW 9.46.038, 9.46.0364, 9.46.0368, and 9.46.037;
amending RCW 9.46.038, 9.46.0364, and 9.46.0368;
1 SHB 2205 (iv) An electronic sports or esports competition or event;
1 HB 2205 (iv) An electronic sports or esports competition or event;
2 SHB 2205 to criminal enforcement, including money laundering, sport integrity, and information sharing between the commission and the tribe related to such enforcement;
2 HB 2205 to criminal enforcement, including money laundering, sport integrity, and information sharing between the commission and the tribe related to such enforcement;
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RCW 9.46.037 and 2020 c 127 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person shall offer, promise, give, or attempt to give any thing of value to any person for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which a wager may be made.
(2) No person shall place, increase, or decrease a wager after acquiring knowledge, not available to the general public, that anyone has been offered, promised, or given any thing of value for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which the wager is placed, increased, or decreased.
(3) No person shall offer, promise, give, or attempt to give any thing of value to obtain confidential or insider information not available to the public with intent to use the information to gain a wagering advantage on a sporting event, athletic event, or competition.
(4) No person shall accept or agree to accept, any thing of value for the purpose of wrongfully influencing his or her play, action, decision making, or conduct in any sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which a wager may be made.
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3 SHB 2205 (5) No person shall threaten a sports official, coach, or participant involved in a sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which a wager may be made where the threat is related to that sporting event, athletic event, or competition.
For the purposes of this subsection, "threaten" means to communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent to:
(a) Cause bodily injury immediately or in the future to the person threatened;
or (b) Cause physical damage immediately or in the future to the property of the person threatened.
(6) No person who violates subsection (5) of this section may place any sports wagers.
(7) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class C felony subject to the penalty set forth in RCW 9A.20.021.
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Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.

  9. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

  10. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2205?
HB 2205 is sponsored by Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Kristine Reeves (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), Kevin Waters (Republican), Strom Peterson (Democrat), Rob Chase (Republican), Chris Stearns (Democrat), and Sharlett Mena (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2205?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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