HB 2574 — Concerning the removal of deceased candidates for nonpartisan office from ballots.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-19
AN ACT Relating to the removal of deceased candidates for nonpartisan office from ballots;
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Sponsors
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
- · house — SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — SGOV - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · house — First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
- · house — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Abbarno, Peter | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-19 | 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 | Abbarno, Peter (R, state_lower WA-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | 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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- 2026-01-19 · sponsored by Abbarno, Peter (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-19 · cosponsored by Walsh, Jim (cosponsor) · sponsorship