Notice of Public Hearing for House Bill 2098

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HB 2098, titled AN ACT Relating to higher education funding, has been scheduled for a public hearing by the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

Date and Time: 01/21/2026 1:30PM (Subject to change by the Legislature.)
Location: John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm C and Virtual, Olympia, WA

The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

The ten-year projection is not yet complete. It will be sent as soon as it is available.


Bill sponsors and contact information:

Representative Julia Reed, Prime Sponsor
Democrat
(360) 786-7814
Julia.Reed@leg.wa.gov

Representative Lisa Parshley
Democrat
(360) 786-7992
Lisa.Parshley@leg.wa.gov

Representative Natasha Hill
Democrat
(360) 786-7888
Natasha.Hill@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brianna Thomas
Democrat
(360) 786-7978
THOMAS_BR@leg.wa.gov

Representative Cindy Ryu
Democrat
(360) 786-7880
cindy.ryu@leg.wa.gov

Representative Janice Zahn
Democrat
(360) 786-7894
Janice.Zahn@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gerry Pollet
Democrat
(360) 786-7886
gerry.pollet@leg.wa.gov

Representative Alex Ramel
Democrat
(360) 786-7970
alex.ramel@leg.wa.gov

Representative Beth Doglio
Democrat
(360) 786-7940
beth.doglio@leg.wa.gov

Representative Liz Berry
Democrat
(360) 786-7860
Liz.Berry@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharlett Mena
Democrat
(360) 786-7996
sharlett.mena@leg.wa.gov

Representative Edwin Obras
Democrat
(360) 786-7834
Edwin.Obras@leg.wa.gov

Representative Shaun Scott
Democrat
(360) 786-7920
Shaun.Scott@leg.wa.gov

Representative Julio Cortes
Democrat
(360) 786-7840
Julio.Cortes@leg.wa.gov

Representative Chipalo Street
Democrat
(360) 786-7838
Chipalo.Street@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mia Gregerson
Democrat
(360) 786-7868
mia.gregerson@leg.wa.gov

Representative My-Linh Thai
Democrat
(360) 786-7926
my-linh.thai@leg.wa.gov

Representative Nicole Macri
Democrat
(360) 786-7826
nicole.macri@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mary Fosse
Democrat
(360) 786-7864
Mary.Fosse@leg.wa.gov


House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce members and contact information:

Representative Debra Entenman
Democrat
(360) 786-7918
debra.entenman@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jenny Graham
Republican
(360) 786-7962
jenny.graham@leg.wa.gov

Representative Michael Keaton
Republican
(360) 786-7948
Michael.Keaton@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mari Leavitt
Democrat
(360) 786-7890
mari.leavitt@leg.wa.gov

Representative John Ley
Republican
(360) 786-7812
John.Ley@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joel McEntire
Republican
(360) 786-7870
Joel.McEntire@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gloria Mendoza
Republican
(360) 786-7960
Gloria.Mendoza@leg.wa.gov

Representative Greg Nance
Democrat
(360) 786-7842
Greg.Nance@leg.wa.gov

Representative Dave Paul
Democrat
(360) 786-7914
dave.paul@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gerry Pollet
Democrat
(360) 786-7886
gerry.pollet@leg.wa.gov

Representative Julia Reed
Democrat
(360) 786-7814
Julia.Reed@leg.wa.gov

Representative Skyler Rude
Republican
(360) 786-7828
skyler.rude@leg.wa.gov

Representative Osman Salahuddin
Democrat
(360) 786-7936
Osman.Salahuddin@leg.wa.gov

Representative Suzanne Schmidt
Republican
(360) 786-7820
Suzanne.Schmidt@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brianna Thomas
Democrat
(360) 786-7978
THOMAS_BR@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joe Timmons
Democrat
(360) 786-7854
Joe.Timmons@leg.wa.gov

Representative Alex Ybarra
Republican
(360) 786-7808
alex.ybarra@leg.wa.gov



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