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Washington Legislature · ESHB 2557 · C 34 L 26

Providing parental access to special education evaluation reports.

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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Providing parental access to special education evaluation reports. Read the full text

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2026 session

Where it is

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First reading, referred to Education. · Jan 19, 2026
ED - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 2, 2026
ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 2, 2026
ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 2, 2026
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 4, 2026
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 4, 2026
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 9, 2026
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education. · Feb 9, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 9, 2026
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 9, 2026
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education. · Feb 9, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 9, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 11, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 11, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 12, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 12, 2026
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Feb 12, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 12, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. · Feb 12, 2026
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. · Feb 16, 2026
EDU - Majority; do pass. · Feb 25, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 25, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 27, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 3, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 3, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 4, 2026
President signed. · Mar 4, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 5, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 11, 2026
Chapter 34, 2026 Laws. · Mar 11, 2026
Effective date 6/11/2026. · Mar 11, 2026

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Rob ChaseSuzanne SchmidtCarolyn EslickSharon Tomiko Santos

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-03-03 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-02-12 · Yea 95, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

People Empowered And Communities Enhanced via Darla Helt
1 filing
From 1 filing in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (Mar 11, 2026).