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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 03, 2026
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Became LawMar 14, 2026
Washington Senate Bill
Concerning the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Mar 14, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 6278
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 46
- Alvarado
- Bateman
- Boehnke
- Braun
- Chapman
- Cleveland
- Conway
- Cortes
- Dhingra
- Dozier
- Fortunato
- Frame
- Gildon
- Goehner
- Hansen
- Harris
- Hasegawa
- Holy
- Hunt
- Kauffman
- King
- Krishnadasan
- Liias
- Lovelett
- Lovick
- MacEwen
- Muzzall
- Nobles
- Orwall
- Pedersen
- Riccelli
- Robinson
- Saldaña
- Salomon
- Schoesler
- Shewmake
- Slatter
- Stanford
- Torres
- Trudeau
- Valdez
- Wagoner
- Warnick
- Wellman
- Wilson, C.
- Wilson, J.
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Connors
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Dent
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Gregerson
- Griffey
- Hall
- Hill
- Jacobsen
- Jinkins
- Keaton
- Klicker
- Kloba
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- McEntire
- Mena
- Morgan
- Nance
- Obras
- Ormsby
- Ortiz-Self
- Parshley
- Paul
- Penner
- Peterson
- Pollet
- Ramel
- Reed
- Reeves
- Richards
- Rude
- Rule
- Ryu
- Salahuddin
- Santos
- Schmick
- Schmidt
- Scott
- Shavers
- Simmons
- Springer
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stokesbary
- Stonier
- Street
- Stuebe
- Taylor
- Thai
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Valdez
- Walen
- Waters
- Wylie
- Ybarra
- Zahn
EXCUSED: 5
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | executive
- Governor signed.
- Chapter 49, 2026 Laws.
- Effective date 6/11/2026*.
- Mar 10, 2026 | executive
- Delivered to Governor.
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Speaker signed.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- President signed.
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- ED - Majority; do pass.
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 14, 2026 | House
- First reading, referred to Education.
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

