Washington House · 2026 Regular Session
HB 2225: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots
Third Reading and Final Passage · Feb. 17, 2026 · Yeas 69, nays 28 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker Laurie Jinkins voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- ESHB 2225
- Motion
- Third Reading and Final Passage
- Date
- Feb. 17, 2026, 12:37
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 69, nays 28; 1 didn't vote (1 excused)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: the bill's roll calls on leg.wa.gov ↗
The bill on leg.wa.gov ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (69)
- Stephanie Barnard R-8
- April Berg D-44
- Steve Bergquist D-11
- Adam Bernbaum D-24
- Liz Berry D-36
- Dan Bronoske D-28
- Lisa Callan D-5
- Julio Cortes D-38
- Lauren Davis D-32
- Tom Dent R-13
- Beth Doglio D-22
- Brandy Donaghy D-44
- Davina Duerr D-1
- Debra Entenman D-47
- Carolyn Eslick R-39
- Darya Farivar D-46
- Jake Fey D-27
- Joe Fitzgibbon D-34
- Mary Fosse D-38
- Roger Goodman D-45
- Mia Gregerson D-33
- David Hackney D-11
- Zach Hall D-5
- Natasha Hill D-3
- Laurie Jinkins D-27
- Mark Klicker R-16
- Shelley Kloba D-1
- Mari Leavitt D-28
- Debra Lekanoff D-40
- John Ley R-18
- Sam Low R-39
- Nicole Macri D-43
- Deb Manjarrez R-14
- Stephanie McClintock R-18
- Sharlett Mena D-29
- Melanie Morgan D-29
- Greg Nance D-23
- Edwin Obras D-33
- Ed Orcutt R-20
- Timm Ormsby D-3
- Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21
- Lisa Parshley D-22
- Dave Paul D-10
- Strom Peterson D-21
- Gerry Pollet D-46
- Alex Ramel D-40
- Julia Reed D-36
- Kristine Reeves D-30
- Adison Richards D-26
- Skyler Rude R-16
- Alicia Rule D-42
- Cindy Ryu D-32
- Osman Salahuddin D-48
- Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37
- Suzanne Schmidt R-4
- Shaun Scott D-43
- Clyde Shavers D-10
- Tarra Simmons D-23
- Chris Stearns D-47
- Monica Stonier D-49
- Chipalo Street D-37
- Dave Stuebe R-17
- Jamila Taylor D-30
- My-Linh Thai D-41
- Brianna Thomas D-34
- Joe Timmons D-42
- Kevin Waters R-17
- Sharon Wylie D-49
- Janice Zahn D-41
Nay (28)
- Peter Abbarno R-20
- Hunter Abell R-7
- Andrew Barkis R-2
- Brian Burnett R-12
- Rob Chase R-4
- April Connors R-8
- Chris Corry R-15
- Travis Couture R-35
- Jeremie Dufault R-15
- Mary Dye R-9
- Andrew Engell R-7
- Jenny Graham R-6
- Dan Griffey R-35
- Cyndy Jacobsen R-25
- Michael Keaton R-25
- Matt Marshall R-2
- Joel McEntire R-19
- Gloria Mendoza R-14
- Josh Penner R-31
- Joe Schmick R-9
- Larry Springer D-45
- Mike Steele R-12
- Drew Stokesbary R-31
- Michelle Valdez R-26
- Mike Volz R-6
- Amy Walen D-48
- Jim Walsh R-19
- Alex Ybarra R-13
Excused (1)
- Steve Tharinger D-24