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WA HB 1189

died on adjournment

Addressing parental involvement through volunteering in schools after a criminal conviction.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1189 pass?

No. WA HB 1189 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1189 about?

WA HB 1189 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing parental involvement through volunteering in schools after a criminal conviction.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1189?

Simmons is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1189, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Simmonsprimary
  • Stoniercosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Ortiz-Selfcosponsor
  • Petersoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-07

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  3. 2025-01-27

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-06

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

  5. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1189&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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