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WA HB 1587

enacted

Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1587 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1587 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-13. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA HB 1587 about?

WA HB 1587 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1587?

Bergquist is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1587, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-13 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bergquistprimary
  • Salahuddincosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Timmonscosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Rudecosponsor
  • Reevescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-05

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

  3. 2025-02-11

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-11

    PEW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-11

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-19

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  8. 2025-02-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  9. 2025-02-28

    APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  10. 2025-02-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  11. 2025-02-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-06

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-08

    2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).

    substitution

  15. 2025-03-08

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  16. 2025-03-08

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2.

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  17. 2025-03-11

    First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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  18. 2025-03-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  19. 2025-03-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  20. 2025-03-24

    HEWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  22. 2025-03-24

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  23. 2025-03-26

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-04-03

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  25. 2025-04-07

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  26. 2025-04-07

    WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Higher Education & Workforce Development.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  29. 2025-04-08

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  30. 2025-04-09

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  31. 2025-04-14

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  32. 2025-04-14

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  33. 2025-04-14

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  34. 2025-04-19

    House concurred in Senate amendments.

  35. 2025-04-19

    Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 5.

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  36. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

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  37. 2025-04-23

    President signed.

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  38. 2025-04-24

    Delivered to Governor.

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  39. 2025-05-13

    Governor signed.

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  40. 2025-05-13

    Chapter 254, 2025 Laws.

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  41. 2025-05-13

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6)

    2025-03-08 · pass · 58-38

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

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 33-16

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19)

    2025-04-19 · pass · 57-36

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1587&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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