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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 29, 2024 | WA | SB 5462 | Amends State Learning Standards to Include Education on the LGBTQ+ Community | Bill Passed - House (56 - 37) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | WA | SB 5824 | Increases Legal Protections for State Public Libraries | Bill Passed - House (90 - 5) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | WA | SB 5804 | Requires Schools keep Opoid Overdose Reversal Medication | Bill Passed - House (95 - 0) |
Jan. 29, 2024 | WA | HB 1368 | Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
April 20, 2023 | WA | HB 1559 | Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 40) |
April 18, 2023 | WA | HB 1238 | Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4) |
April 13, 2023 | WA | HB 1346 | Establishes the Purple Star Award | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 2) |
April 13, 2023 | WA | HB 1346 | Establishes the Purple Star Award | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 2) |
April 12, 2023 | WA | SB 5593 | Authorizes Institutions of Higher Education Access to K-12 Student Data | Bill Passed - House (89 - 8) |
April 12, 2023 | WA | SB 5593 | Authorizes Institutions of Higher Education Access to K-12 Student Data | Bill Passed - House (89 - 8) |
March 7, 2023 | WA | HB 1479 | Prohibits Restraint or Isolation of Students in Public Schools and Educational Programs | Bill Passed - House (63 - 31) |
March 2, 2023 | WA | HB 1565 | Establishes a Teacher State Residency Program | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
March 10, 2022 | WA | HB 1736 | Establishes a State Student Loan Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40) |
April 23, 2021 | WA | HB 1365 | Requires Development and Administration of a Technology Grant Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 36) |
March 2, 2021 | WA | HB 1214 | Establishes the Category of Safety and Security Staff for K-12 Schools | Bill Passed - House (67 - 30) |
Feb. 26, 2021 | WA | HB 1225 | Establishes School Based Health Centers | Bill Passed - House (60 - 36) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | WA | HB 1363 | Requires Schools Address Secondary Trauma of K-12 Employees | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
March 5, 2020 | WA | SB 6561 | Establishes a Student Loan Program for Undocumented Students | Bill Passed - House (82 - 15) |
March 4, 2020 | WA | SB 5395 | Establishes K-12 Sexual Health Education Programs in Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
March 4, 2020 | WA | SB 5395 | Establishes K-12 Sexual Health Education Programs in Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
Feb. 6, 2020 | WA | SB 6492 | Amends the Business and Occupation Tax for Workforce Education Investment Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 45) |
April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 46) |
Feb. 22, 2017 | WA | HB 1843 | Amends Public Education Funding Formula | Bill Passed - House (52 - 45) |
March 9, 2016 | WA | SB 6194 | Authorizes Public Charter Schools | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
Feb. 18, 2016 | WA | SB 6195 | Amends Education Funding System | Bill Passed - House (66 - 31) |
Jan. 25, 2016 | WA | HB 2366 | Amends Education Funding System | Bill Passed - House (64 - 34) |
Feb. 18, 2014 | WA | SB 6523 | Authorizes In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Individuals | Bill Passed - House (75 - 22) |
April 15, 2013 | WA | SB 5329 | Requires Superintendent to Take Action in Certain Schools | Bill Passed - House (68 - 29) |
March 13, 2013 | WA | HB 1817 | Authorizes Undocumented Students to Apply for State Financial Aid | Bill Passed - House (77 - 20) |
March 13, 2013 | WA | HB 1817 | Authorizes Undocumented Students to Apply for State Financial Aid | Bill Passed - House (77 - 20) |
March 8, 2013 | WA | HB 1283 | Amends School Age Requirements | Bill Passed - House (74 - 23) |
April 11, 2012 | WA | SB 5940 | Amends Public School Employees Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (53 - 45) |
April 11, 2012 | WA | SB 5940 | Amends Public School Employees Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (53 - 45) |
Feb. 29, 2012 | WA | SB 5895 | Authorizes the Use of Student Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
April 22, 2009 | WA | HB 2344 | Allowing Tuition Increases | Bill Passed - House (50 - 47) |
April 20, 2009 | WA | HB 2261 | Education Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 31) |
March 12, 2009 | WA | HB 2261 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
April 11, 2007 | WA | Sub SB 5297 | Sexual Health Education | Bill Passed - House (63 - 34) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | WA | 3rd Sub HB 1484 | Taxation for School Funding | Bill Passed - House (50 - 48) |