2026 WSSDA Bill Watch

Bill #UpdatedStatusPositionSponsorCategoriesShort Description
SB 627803/16/2026C 49 L 26MonitorWellmanGovernanceConcerning the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
SSB 626803/19/2026C 88 L 26MonitorHarrisSpecial Education & Student Support Maintaining an online record of special education complaint decisions.
ESSB 626004/01/2026C 267 L 26WellmanFunding & FinanceImplementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
SB 613403/25/2026C 161 L 26MonitorKingWorkforce & Professional DevelopmentConcerning notice to striking workers applying for unemployment insurance benefits of potential overpayment assessment upon receipt of retroactive wages.
SB 606503/30/2026C 182 L 26MonitorDozierGovernanceConcerning school district transportation vehicle funds.
SSB 600304/01/2026C 259 L 26Support TrudeauFunding & FinanceConcerning the capital budget.
ESSB 599804/01/2026C 268 L 26OpposeRobinsonFunding & FinanceMaking 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
SB 599403/17/2026C 74 L 26Support CortesFunding & FinancePreserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures.
ESSB 598403/27/2026S Rules 3WellmanLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumRegulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
2SSB 596903/24/2026C 147 L 26MonitorCortesLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumFulfilling high school and beyond plan requirements with individualized education program transition plans.
SB 596303/16/2026C 44 L 26NoblesFunding & FinanceModifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.
SB 592203/17/2026C 71 L 26MonitorWellmanFunding & FinanceAuthorizing transportation vehicle fund transfers.
ESB 587203/16/2026C 51 L 26MonitorWilson, C.Funding & FinanceEstablishing the preK promise account.
E2SSB 584703/30/2026C 175 L 26MonitorSaldanaWorkforce & Professional DevelopmentConcerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.
SSB 584103/24/2026C 122 L 26OpposeBoehnkeLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumConcerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.
SSB 534603/31/2026C 225 L 26MonitorLiiasGovernanceRestricting mobile device usage by public school students.
ESB 527203/25/2026C 155 L 26LovickPolicy & LegalImproving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties.
HB 263203/12/2026C 36 L 26ThaiPolicy & LegalModernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
SHB 259403/27/2026C 201 L 26Support ReevesStudent Safety & WellbeingEnsuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.
HB 258602/04/2026H Rules RTimmonsFunding & FinanceModifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.
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