All Roll Calls
Yes: 145 • No: 0
WashingtonHB 22482025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Concerning corporate filings and other documents processed by the secretary of state's corporations and charities division.
Sponsored By: Osman Salahuddin (Democratic)
Became Law
Your PRIA Score
Score Hidden
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 5 mixed.
License suspension for child-support debts
Beginning June 11, 2026, if the state certifies you are not following a support or residential/visitation order, the Secretary of State immediately suspends your license or certificate. If you still meet other reinstatement rules, the office automatically reissues it once the Department of Social and Health Services sends a release showing you are in compliance. Suspension can interrupt your ability to work and earn while you are out of compliance.
Limits on certifying some notarized documents
Beginning June 11, 2026, the Secretary of State cannot certify a notary’s signature on documents about allegiance, renouncing citizenship or military status, claiming immunity from state or federal law, or papers that should be certified by a city, county, or state office. This helps prevent misleading use of notarized documents.
Fee to record trademark transfers
Beginning June 11, 2026, recording a trademark assignment with the state requires paying a fee set by the Secretary of State. You must pay when you submit the recording request. This adds a small out‑of‑pocket cost when transferring a mark.
Business filing fees capped, some waived
Beginning June 11, 2026, the Secretary of State sets and collects filing, copy, and certificate fees by rule, but amounts cannot exceed the January 1, 2016 schedule. Future fee changes can only match the average two‑year increase in service costs from a biennial study. Some filings have no fee, including agent consent or resignation, dissolution filings, judicial dissolution certificates, withdrawal statements, and annual reports filed with the license payment. Filing fees are not refunded if you withdraw a record before it takes effect or file a correction. Of each annual license or renewal fee, $50 goes to the state treasury and the rest goes to the Secretary of State’s revolving fund, which supports business services.
New annual and initial business filing rules
Beginning June 11, 2026, new and out‑of‑state businesses must file an initial report within 120 days and file yearly reports on the date the Secretary of State sets. Reports must include required details like addresses, governors/managers, a short business description, and business ID numbers. The office sends a due‑date notice 30–90 days ahead by mail or, if offered and elected, by email, but you still must file even if you do not get a notice. If a report is missing required items, the office returns it for correction and, when accepted, gives you a copy showing the processing date and time. If the office refuses to file, it must explain why within 15 business days; you can ask a court to compel filing, and acceptance or refusal does not decide whether your content is legally correct.
Out-of-state companies: clearer Washington rules
Beginning June 11, 2026, out‑of‑state companies registered in Washington must promptly amend their registration after certain changes and include the home‑state name‑change document when the name changes. The law makes clear that just employing a Washington‑based remote worker does not, by itself, count as doing business here. A foreign college with an approved Washington branch campus is also not treated as doing business just for owning or funding the branch or sending staff who cannot make deals for the school.
New rules for student exchange programs
Beginning June 11, 2026, organizations that place international exchange students in Washington must register with the state. Applications must include contacts, business IDs, federal tax‑exempt status if any, and a list of last year’s Washington placements; the CEO and Washington supervisor must sign. Programs must report changes within 30 days and renew each year under state rules. The state will set how to reinstate a lapsed registration.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Osman Salahuddin
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Julia Reed
Democratic • House
Mari Leavitt
Democratic • House
Mary Fosse
Democratic • House
My-Linh Thai
Democratic • House
Natasha Hill
Democratic • House
Timm Ormsby
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
3rd Reading & Final Passage
Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/17/2026
3rd Reading & Final Passage
Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Effective date 6/11/2026.
3/17/2026HouseChapter 80, 2026 Laws.
3/17/2026HouseGovernor signed.
3/17/2026legislaturePresident signed.
3/6/2026legislatureDelivered to Governor.
3/6/2026legislatureSpeaker signed.
3/5/2026legislatureThird reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
3/4/2026HouseRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
3/4/2026HousePlaced on second reading consent calendar.
2/27/2026HousePassed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2/24/2026HouseLAW - Majority; do pass.
2/24/2026HouseFirst reading, referred to Law & Justice.
2/19/2026HouseThird reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
2/17/2026HouseRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2/17/2026House1st substitute bill substituted.
2/17/2026HouseRules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
2/16/2026HouseReferred to Rules 2 Review.
2/9/2026HouseAPP - Executive action taken by committee.
2/9/2026HouseMinority; do not pass.
2/9/2026HouseAPP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
2/9/2026HouseReferred to Appropriations.
1/27/2026HouseCRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
1/23/2026HouseCRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
1/23/2026HouseFirst reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
1/12/2026HousePrefiled for introduction.
1/5/2026House
Bill Text
Session Law
3/19/2026
Bill as Passed Legislature
3/6/2026
Second Substitute
2/10/2026
Substitute Bill
1/27/2026
Original Bill
1/12/2026
Related Bills
SB 6231 — Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
SB 6260 — Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
SB 6228 — Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.
HB 2034 — Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
HB 2689 — Concerning the working connections child care program.
HB 2487 — Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.
Take It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in