HB 2496 — Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-15
AN ACT Relating to tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council;
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Stearns, Chris (D, WA-47) — sponsor · 2026-01-15
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Santos, Sharon Tomiko (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Doglio, Beth (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Hill, Natasha (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
- · house — ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · 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, 70; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- · house — ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 71; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 244, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Doglio, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Hill, Natasha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Santos, Sharon Tomiko | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Simmons, Tarra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Stearns, Chris | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Stearns, Chris (D, state_lower WA-47) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Doglio, Beth (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Hill, Natasha (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Santos, Sharon Tomiko (D, state_lower WA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Simmons, Tarra (D, state_lower WA-23) | 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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- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Santos, Sharon Tomiko (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · sponsored by Stearns, Chris (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Doglio, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Hill, Natasha (cosponsor) · sponsorship