Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.
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Officially: “Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. · Jan 16, 2025
ELHS - Executive action taken by committee. · Jan 31, 2025
ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 31, 2025
ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 31, 2025
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 4, 2025
Referred to Appropriations. · Feb 4, 2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 20, 2025
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. · Feb 20, 2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 20, 2025
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. · Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 21, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 28, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 4, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 4, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 4, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Mar 4, 2025
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. · Mar 6, 2025
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). · Mar 27, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 28, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 4, 2025
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 8, 2025
House concurred in Senate amendments. · Apr 22, 2025
Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Apr 22, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 23, 2025
President signed. · Apr 24, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 25, 2025
Governor signed. · May 13, 2025
Chapter 253, 2025 Laws. · May 13, 2025
Effective date 7/1/2025*. · May 13, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adam BernbaumCarolyn EslickLarry SpringerTimm OrmsbyOsman SalahuddinLisa ParshleyNatasha HillBeth DoglioVictoria HuntGerry PolletJulio CortesGreg Nance
Recorded votes
Final Passage as Amended by the SenateHouse · 2025-04-22 · Yea 97, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the SenateSenate · 2025-04-08 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-04 · Yea 96, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 2
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Who is lobbying on this
WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Heather Kurtenbach
3 filingsWA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILvia Erin Frasier
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