HB 2542 — Requiring use of alternatives to animal testing methods.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
AN ACT Relating to the use of alternatives to animal test methods;
Latest action: 2026-01-16 — First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
Sponsors
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — sponsor · 2026-01-16
- Berg, April (D, WA-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Scott, Shaun (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (12)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Berg, April | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Gregerson, Mia | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Scott, Shaun | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Simmons, Tarra | 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 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berg, April (D, state_lower WA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Scott, Shaun (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | 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
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · sponsored by Gregerson, Mia (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Berg, April (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Scott, Shaun (cosponsor) · sponsorship