WA HB 1285

died on adjournment

Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1285 pass?

No. WA HB 1285 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 1285 about?

WA HB 1285 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1285?

Rude is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1285, joined by 31 cosponsors.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-14
First reading, referred to Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-23
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-30
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-06
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-17
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-17
ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-20
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-28
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
2025-02-28
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-28
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-03-05
2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).
substitution
2025-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-07
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Documents

Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40)
2025-03-05 · pass · 94-3
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: no
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: no
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1285&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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