HB 2229 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning the professional engineers' registration act.

HB 2229 updates Washington's engineering registration laws by revising definitions of key terms like "practice of engineering" and "significant structures" to clarify which projects require licensed oversight. It specifies that "significant structures" include hospitals, bridges over 200 feet, buildings over five stories, and other high-risk facilities. The bill also changes the licensing board composition to require five licensed engineers and two licensed land surveyors, each with at least 10 years of active practice. These changes directly affect professional engineers and land surveyors by defining scope of practice and board governance under state law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Dec 31, 2025 Signed Mar 23, 2026

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Engrossed Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 1 edit

MINOR

The document was updated from a draft legislative bill to the official certification of enrollment, confirming that the bill has been passed by both the House and Senate and is now ready for the Governor. This change transforms the text from a proposal into a finalized legal record of the legislature's action.

ENFORCEMENT

Added the official certification of enrollment, including vote counts, signatures of legislative leaders, and the Secretary of State's filing, which legally validates the bill's passage.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

39–11

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

8 Yea 11 Nay 1

55% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

LC - Majority; do pass.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Floor amendment(s) adopted.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors