WA HB 2636
died on adjournmentRequiring reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state’s public education system.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WA HB 2636 pass?
No. WA HB 2636 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 (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
What is WA HB 2636 about?
WA HB 2636 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state’s public education system.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 2636?
Rude is the primary sponsor of WA HB 2636, joined by 3 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Rudeprimary
- Santoscosponsor
- Marshallcosponsor
- Polletcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-03-02
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM.
2026-02-25
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-25
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
EDU - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-19
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-17
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-17
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-17
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-17
2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 26).
substitution
2026-02-11
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-09
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-09
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-06
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-04
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-03
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-29
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-22
First reading, referred to Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3)
2026-02-17 · pass · 97-0
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: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
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