Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 16 R cosponsors

HB 1585 — Requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1585?
HB 1585 is sponsored by Stephanie Barnard (Republican), Jim Walsh (Republican), Kevin Waters (Republican), Michael Keaton (Republican), Mike Volz (Republican), Rob Chase (Republican), Andrew Barkis (Republican), Dan Griffey (Republican), Chris Corry (Republican), Joel McEntire (Republican), Joshua Penner (Republican), Brian Burnett (Republican), Travis Couture (Republican), Jenny Graham (Republican), Carolyn Eslick (Republican), and Matt Marshall (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1585?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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