Washington House · 2026 Regular Session

HB 2225: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 2026 · Yeas 74, nays 21 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 58 · Nay 1
Republicans
Yea 16 · Nay 20 · Not voting 3

Speaker Laurie Jinkins voted yea.

Bill

Bill
ESHB 2225
Motion
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate
Date
March 11, 2026, 20:24
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 74, nays 21; 3 didn't vote (3 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 (74)

Nay (21)

Excused (3)