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Washington Legislature · HB 1970 · C 231 L 25

Concerning state highway construction project alternative contracting procedures.

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Officially: “Concerning state highway construction project alternative contracting procedures. Read the full text

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2025 session

Where it is

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First reading, referred to Transportation. · Feb 13, 2025
TR - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 26, 2025
TR - Majority; do pass. · Feb 26, 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 5, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Mar 5, 2025
First reading, referred to Transportation. · Mar 7, 2025
TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). · Apr 8, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 15, 2025
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. · Apr 16, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 16, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 16, 2025
House concurred in Senate amendments. · Apr 21, 2025
Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Apr 21, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 22, 2025
President signed. · Apr 23, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 24, 2025
Governor signed. · May 12, 2025
Chapter 231, 2025 Laws. · May 12, 2025
Effective date 5/12/2025. · May 12, 2025

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Janice ZahnBrandy Donaghy

Recorded votes

Final Passage as Amended by the SenateHouse · 2025-04-21 · Yea 97, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the SenateSenate · 2025-04-16 · Yea 48, Nay 1, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-05 · Yea 97, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 1
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.

Who is lobbying on this

WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Heather Kurtenbach
2 filings
WA STATE ASSN OF COUNTIES (WSAC)via Paul Jewell
2 filings
WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Erin Frasier
1 filing
From 5 filings in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 5/12/2025. (May 12, 2025).