Bill Commons

WA HB 2317

enacted

Concerning early learning program licensing requirements.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WA HB 2317 pass?

Yes. WA HB 2317 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-14): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA HB 2317 about?

WA HB 2317 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning early learning program licensing requirements.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 2317?

Eslick is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2317, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-14 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Eslickprimary
  • Thaicosponsor
  • Bergquistcosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Dentcosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Zahncosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Dufaultcosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Abbarnocosponsor
  • Callancosponsor
  • Eslickcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-14

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-14

    Chapter 54, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-14

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-06

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-05

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-04

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2026-02-27

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-25

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2026-02-24

    EDU - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.

  13. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  14. 2026-02-13

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-11

    Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.

  17. 2026-02-11

    Returned to second reading for amendment.

  18. 2026-02-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.

    reading-3

  19. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  20. 2026-02-11

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  21. 2026-02-06

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

    reading-2

  22. 2026-01-27

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-01-23

    ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-01-23

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  25. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.

  26. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-07

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 94-0

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: yes
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: other
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: other
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: other
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes
  • Final Passage on Reconsideration (#18)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: yes
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: other
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes
  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: other
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

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