More dead bills stack up in WA Legislature

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 1,110

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Bills focused on psilocybin, medication abortion and taxing short-term rentals are among those that didn’t survive the latest key deadline in the state Legislature.

Monday was the cutoff for bills involving money to pass through fiscal committees, like Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations. Those panels held lengthy meetings that stretched throughout the day to pass dozens of bills and keep them alive.

But with another budget shortfall hanging over the session, bills …

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