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Washington / State / 2026 Regular Session

Chapters 146 and 207, Laws of 2026 Two acts amending the veterans scoring preference without reference to each other

Catalog reconciledEnactedScope changed

Signed

Expands benefits Extends the scoring preference to the PHS and NOAA corps and accepts a predischarge certification.

Chapter 207 extends RCW 41.04.010 to members of the Public Health Service and NOAA commissioned corps; chapter 146 adds a claim on a predischarge certification issued within 120 days, with the DD-214 due within 30 days of discharge. The Code Reviser prints both under RCW 1.12.025.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate, prefiled
  2. In committee Done, Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections and Ways and Means, then House State Government and Tribal Relations and Appropriations
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Chris GildonSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 25
  • Leonard ChristianCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 4
  • Perry DozierCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 16
  • Jeff WilsonCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 19

What it touches

  • RCW 41.04.010

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Chapters 146 and 207, Laws of 2026 on the jurisdiction's own record