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WA HB 2044

died on adjournment

Addressing unexcused student absences.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 2044 pass?

No. WA HB 2044 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 Appropriations.

What is WA HB 2044 about?

WA HB 2044 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing unexcused student absences.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2044?

Ormsby is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2044, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Referred to Appropriations.
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Ormsbyprimary
  • Gregersoncosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-24

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  2. 2025-03-31

    Committee relieved of further consideration.

  3. 2025-03-31

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  4. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  5. 2025-04-08

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  6. 2025-04-08

    APP - Majority; do pass.

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  7. 2025-04-08

    Minority; do not pass.

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  8. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  9. 2025-04-16

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

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  10. 2025-04-19

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  11. 2025-04-19

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  12. 2025-04-19

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 5.

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  13. 2025-04-22

    First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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  14. 2025-04-23

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

  15. 2025-04-25

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  16. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

  17. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  18. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  19. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Appropriations.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20)

    2025-04-19 · pass · 55-38

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: no
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: no
    • 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2044&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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