HB 2505 — Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-15
AN ACT Relating to exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure;
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Eslick, Carolyn (R, WA-39) — sponsor · 2026-01-15
- Dent, Tom (R, WA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
- · house — HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — HCW - 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 Human Services.
- · house — HS - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 91, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Dent, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Eslick, Carolyn | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Reeves, Kristine | 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 | Eslick, Carolyn (R, state_lower WA-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dent, Tom (R, state_lower WA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | 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 Reeves, Kristine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · sponsored by Eslick, Carolyn (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · cosponsored by Dent, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship