Concerning horse racing.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Concerning horse racing.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
Show all 25 actions
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. · Jan 16, 2025
SGOV - Executive action taken by committee. · Jan 31, 2025
SGOV - Majority; do pass. · Jan 31, 2025
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 4, 2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 28, 2025
APP - Majority; do pass. · Feb 28, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 4, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 8, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Mar 8, 2025
First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. · Mar 11, 2025
BFT - Majority; do pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 26, 2025
And refer to Ways & Means. · Mar 26, 2025
On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 27, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 7, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 9, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 9, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 11, 2025
President signed. · Apr 14, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 15, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 21, 2025
Chapter 89, 2025 Laws. · Apr 21, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 21, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Joe SchmickChris Stearns
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-09 · Yea 45, Nay 4, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-08 · Yea 91, Nay 5, Absent 0, Excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 21, 2025).