2026 WSSDA Bill Watch

Bill #UpdatedStatusPositionSponsorCategoriesShort Description
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.
ESHB 253403/12/2026C 32 L 26MonitorShaversStudent Safety & WellbeingPromoting educational stability for children of military families.
ESHB 255703/12/2026C 34 L 26OtherChaseSpecial Education & Student Support Providing parental access to special education evaluation reports.
HB 263203/12/2026C 36 L 26ThaiPolicy & LegalModernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
SB 596303/16/2026C 44 L 26NoblesFunding & FinanceModifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.
SB 627803/16/2026C 49 L 26MonitorWellmanGovernanceConcerning the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
ESB 587203/16/2026C 51 L 26MonitorWilson, C.Funding & FinanceEstablishing the preK promise account.
EHB 231703/17/2026C 54 L 26EslickGovernanceConcerning early learning program licensing requirements.
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.
SSB 626803/19/2026C 88 L 26MonitorHarrisSpecial Education & Student Support Maintaining an online record of special education complaint decisions.
2SHB 242903/19/2026C 93 L 26MonitorCallanStudent Safety & WellbeingSupporting children and youth behavioral health.
SSB 584103/24/2026C 122 L 26OpposeBoehnkeLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumConcerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.
2SSB 596903/24/2026C 147 L 26MonitorCortesLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumFulfilling high school and beyond plan requirements with individualized education program transition plans.
E3SHB 163403/24/2026C 129 L 26MonitorThaiSpecial Education & Student Support Providing school districts and public schools with assistance to coordinate comprehensive behavioral health supports for 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.
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.
ESSB 598403/27/2026S Rules 3WellmanLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumRegulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
ESHB 222503/27/2026C 168 L 26CallanLearning, Instruction, & CurriculumRegulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
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