2026 WSSDA Bill Watch

Bill #UpdatedStatusPositionSponsorCategoriesShort Description
ESSB 598403/27/2026S Rules 3WellmanLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumRegulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
HB 258602/04/2026H Rules RTimmonsFunding & FinanceModifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.
SHB 229502/27/2026H Rules RSupport TharingerFunding & FinanceConcerning the capital budget.
2SHB 242903/19/2026C 93 L 26MonitorCallanStudent Safety & WellbeingSupporting children and youth behavioral health.
SSB 626803/19/2026C 88 L 26MonitorHarrisSpecial Education & Student Support Maintaining an online record of special education complaint decisions.
SB 599403/17/2026C 74 L 26Support CortesFunding & FinancePreserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures.
SB 592203/17/2026C 71 L 26MonitorWellmanFunding & FinanceAuthorizing transportation vehicle fund transfers.
EHB 231703/17/2026C 54 L 26EslickGovernanceConcerning early learning program licensing requirements.
ESB 587203/16/2026C 51 L 26MonitorWilson, C.Funding & FinanceEstablishing the preK promise account.
SB 627803/16/2026C 49 L 26MonitorWellmanGovernanceConcerning the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
SB 596303/16/2026C 44 L 26NoblesFunding & FinanceModifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.
HB 263203/12/2026C 36 L 26ThaiPolicy & LegalModernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
ESHB 255703/12/2026C 34 L 26OtherChaseSpecial Education & Student Support Providing parental access to special education evaluation reports.
ESHB 253403/12/2026C 32 L 26MonitorShaversStudent Safety & WellbeingPromoting educational stability for children of military families.
ESSB 599804/01/2026C 268 L 26OpposeRobinsonFunding & FinanceMaking 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
ESSB 626004/01/2026C 267 L 26WellmanFunding & FinanceImplementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
E3SHB 196004/01/2026C 260 L 26RamelFacilities, ConstructionEncouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.
SSB 600304/01/2026C 259 L 26Support TrudeauFunding & FinanceConcerning the capital budget.
SSB 534603/31/2026C 225 L 26MonitorLiiasGovernanceRestricting mobile device usage by public school students.
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.
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