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WA HB 1783

died on adjournment

Concerning law enforcement officers participating in college and technical school programs.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1783 pass?

No. WA HB 1783 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): Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

What is WA HB 1783 about?

WA HB 1783 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning law enforcement officers participating in college and technical school programs.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1783?

Mendoza is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1783, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mendozaprimary
  • Engellcosponsor
  • Barkiscosponsor
  • Leycosponsor
  • Klickercosponsor
  • Eslickcosponsor
  • McClintockcosponsor
  • Barnardcosponsor
  • Schmidtcosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Walencosponsor
  • Dentcosponsor
  • Orcuttcosponsor
  • Manjarrezcosponsor
  • Jacobsencosponsor
  • Dufaultcosponsor
  • Corrycosponsor
  • Springercosponsor
  • Connorscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

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  2. 2025-02-11

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

  3. 2025-02-19

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

  4. 2025-02-19

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

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  5. 2025-02-19

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  6. 2025-02-19

    Minority; do not pass.

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  7. 2025-02-21

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  8. 2025-02-28

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

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  9. 2025-03-19

    Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  10. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  11. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  12. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

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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=1783&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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