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SHB 2178 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to court rules and procedures, including aligning statutes with court rules and other statutes, making technical corrections, and updating an implementation date;
Description Concerning court rules and procedures.

Details

Date Introduced 01/16/2026
Original Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $677,617.19

Bill Topics

COURTS
CRIMES

Sponsors

Representative Thai (Primary)
Representative Abell
Representative Ryu
Representative Simmons
Representative Reed
Representative Zahn
Representative Reeves
Representative Fosse

Committee Hearings

Hearing House Civil Rights & Judiciary (Public)
Hearing House Civil Rights & Judiciary (Executive)
Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Public)
Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Executive)

SHB 2178 Bill Timeline

Go to SHB 2178 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/23/2026
C 151 L 26
Governor signed.
03/23/2026
C 151 L 26
Chapter 151, 2026 Laws.
03/23/2026
C 151 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/12/2026
C 151 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2026
C 151 L 26
Speaker signed.
03/11/2026
C 151 L 26
President signed.
03/06/2026
C 151 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/05/2026
C 151 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/25/2026
C 151 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/23/2026
C 151 L 26
LAW - Majority; do pass.
02/02/2026
C 151 L 26
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
01/29/2026
C 151 L 26
1st substitute bill substituted.
01/29/2026
C 151 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
01/29/2026
C 151 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1.
01/27/2026
C 151 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
01/20/2026
C 151 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
01/16/2026
Hsubst for
CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
01/16/2026
C 151 L 26
CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/16/2026
C 151 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
01/12/2026
Hsubst for
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
12/19/2025
Hsubst for
Prefiled for introduction.

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