---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases."
description: "Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1531"
citation: "Washington HB 1531 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bronoske"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1cbfc9b-997f-4f58-9f55-09faec5d44a6"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1531&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "5adc80c261eae9a77360867036912b3152007a12c48b285256bcb48fb19e671b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1531 (2025-2026) — Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1531.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1531-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1531-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1531-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **58–35** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 501 Abbarno Pg 1 Ln 20 (#15) — **38–55** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bronoske — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Parshley — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-23** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-21** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-03-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-25** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-21** Chapter 105, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-04-21** Effective date 4/21/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1cbfc9b-997f-4f58-9f55-09faec5d44a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).