HB 2239 — Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to recognizing individual and family connectivity with the land by providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with the option to have their remains interred in a family burial ground;
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Abell, Hunter (R, WA-7) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bernbaum, Adam (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Chase, Rob (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Walsh, Jim (R, WA-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Burnett, Brian (R, WA-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Engell, Andrew (R, WA-7) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- · house — CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · house — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- · house — LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Committee amendment not adopted.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 173, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026*.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Abell, Hunter | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Bernbaum, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Burnett, Brian | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Chase, Rob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Engell, Andrew | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Simmons, Tarra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Walsh, Jim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abell, Hunter (R, state_lower WA-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bernbaum, Adam (D, state_lower WA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Burnett, Brian (R, state_lower WA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chase, Rob (R, state_lower WA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Engell, Andrew (R, state_lower WA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Simmons, Tarra (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Jim (R, state_lower WA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Chase, Rob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Walsh, Jim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Abell, Hunter (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Burnett, Brian (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Engell, Andrew (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bernbaum, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship