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WA HB 1538

died on adjournment

Providing capital financial assistance to small school districts with demonstrated funding challenges.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1538 pass?

No. WA HB 1538 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 1538 about?

WA HB 1538 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing capital financial assistance to small school districts with demonstrated funding challenges.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1538?

McEntire is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1538, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

  • McEntireprimary
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor
  • Rudecosponsor
  • Couturecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

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  2. 2025-02-06

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

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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