WA HB 1351

enacted

Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1351 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1351 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-13. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Effective date 7/1/2025*.

What is WA HB 1351 about?

WA HB 1351 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1351?

Bernbaum is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1351, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-13 — Effective date 7/1/2025*.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-16
First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-22
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2025-01-31
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 9:00 AM.
2025-01-31
ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-04
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-02-13
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-20
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-20
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-03-04
1st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 25).
substitution
2025-03-04
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-04
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2025-03-06
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-19
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-27
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-04-04
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-04-08
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
2025-04-08
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-08
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-04-22
House concurred in Senate amendments.
2025-04-22
Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
passage
2025-04-23
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-24
President signed.
passage
2025-04-25
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-05-13
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-05-13
Chapter 253, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-05-13
Effective date 7/1/2025*.
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)
2025-03-04 · pass · 96-0
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: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: other
- 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: yes
- 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: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17)
2025-04-08 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21)
2025-04-22 · pass · 97-0
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: yes
- 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: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: other
- 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: yes
- Zahn: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1351&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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