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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Washington House Bill
Requiring reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state’s public education system.
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Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM.
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Votes
YES: 97
- Abbarno
- Abell
- Barkis
- Barnard
- Berg
- Bergquist
- Bernbaum
- Berry
- Bronoske
- Burnett
- Callan
- Chase
- Connors
- Corry
- Cortes
- Couture
- Davis
- Dent
- Doglio
- Donaghy
- Duerr
- Dufault
- Dye
- Engell
- Entenman
- Eslick
- Farivar
- Fey
- Fitzgibbon
- Fosse
- Goodman
- Graham
- Gregerson
- Griffey
- Hackney
- Hall
- Hill
- Jacobsen
- Jinkins
- Keaton
- Klicker
- Kloba
- Leavitt
- Lekanoff
- Ley
- Low
- Macri
- Manjarrez
- Marshall
- McClintock
- McEntire
- Mena
- Mendoza
- Morgan
- Nance
- Obras
- Orcutt
- 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
- Volz
- Walen
- Walsh
- Waters
- Wylie
- Ybarra
- Zahn
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 26).
- Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Referred to Appropriations.
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
- ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- First reading, referred to Education.
