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WA HB 2044

died on adjournment

Addressing unexcused student absences.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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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
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ormsbyprimary
  • Gregersoncosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  2. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  4. 2025-04-27

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

  5. 2025-04-25

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

  6. 2025-04-23

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

  7. 2025-04-22

    First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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  8. 2025-04-19

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

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  9. 2025-04-19

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  10. 2025-04-19

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  11. 2025-04-16

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

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  12. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  13. 2025-04-08

    Minority; do not pass.

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  14. 2025-04-08

    APP - Majority; do pass.

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  15. 2025-04-08

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

  16. 2025-04-05

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

  17. 2025-03-31

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  18. 2025-03-31

    Committee relieved of further consideration.

  19. 2025-03-24

    First reading, referred to Education.

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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

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Official source

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

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