WA Leg - HB 2297 Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False 01 - January 7, 2026 - Prefiled for introduction. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 01-January7,2026-Prefiledforintroduction. 02 - January 12, 2026 - First reading, referred to Finance. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 02-January12,2026-Firstreading,referredtoFinance. 03 - January 30, 2026 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 03-January30,2026-PublichearingintheHouseCommitteeonFinanceat1:30PM. 04 - February 9, 2026 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 04-February9,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheHouseCommitteeonFinanceat8:00AM. 05 - February 9, 2026 - FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 05-February9,2026-FIN-Majority;1stsubstitutebillbesubstituted,dopass. 06 - February 9, 2026 - Minority; without recommendation. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 06-February9,2026-Minority;withoutrecommendation. 07 - February 9, 2026 - Referred to Rules 2 Review. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 07-February9,2026-ReferredtoRules2Review. 08 - February 11, 2026 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 08-February11,2026-RulesCommitteerelievedoffurtherconsideration.Placedonsecondreading. 09 - February 19, 2026 - Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2297&Initiative=False Bill Description - Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 09-February19,2026-ReturnedtoRulesCommitteeforsecondreading.