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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 16Effective date 7/27/2025.Latest
- Apr 16Chapter 46, 2025 Laws.Major
- Apr 16Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Apr 11Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Apr 10President signed.Passed Senate
- Apr 9Speaker signed.Passed House
- Apr 7Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Apr 2Placed on second reading consent calendar.Minor
- Mar 26Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Mar 25HS - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Mar 25Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Mar 10First reading, referred to Human Services.Minor
- Mar 6Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 61st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 25).Major
- Mar 5Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 18Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 14ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Feb 14Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 5Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 21First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.Introduced