Legislative session begins

The 2026 WA State legislative session is under way! This year is a “short session” meaning that it is half-way through the biennial budget approved in the 2025 session. This session is only 60-days long running from January 1, 2026 to March 12^th, 2026.

Be sure to attend the regularly scheduled Prevention Provider Meetings (the meeting formerly known as LCM) for updates on relevant bills that DBHR is tracking as well as third hour options to learn more!

Here are a few resources to help you navigate session and stay current on where bills are at:

• Legislative calendar
• How a bill becomes a law
• DBHR research briefs on common bill topics
• Where to go to read a bill or find out where it is in process
• Where to watch hearings, committee meetings, and other Legislative activities either live or recorded