HB 2317 — Concerning early learning program licensing requirements.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to early learning program licensing requirements;
Latest action: 2026-03-14 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Sponsors
- Eslick, Carolyn (R, WA-39) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Callan, Lisa (D, WA-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Abbarno, Peter (R, WA-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ryu, Cindy (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Dufault, Jeremie (R, WA-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Paul, Dave (D, WA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Nance, Greg (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Zahn, Janice (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Doglio, Beth (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Dent, Tom (R, WA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bergquist, Steve (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thai, My-Linh (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bernbaum, Adam (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
- · house — ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — ELHS - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · house — Returned to second reading for amendment.
- · house — Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · house — First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- · house — EDU - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 54, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Abbarno, Peter | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Bergquist, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Bernbaum, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Callan, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Dent, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Doglio, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Dufault, Jeremie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Eslick, Carolyn | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Nance, Greg | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Paul, Dave | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ryu, Cindy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thai, My-Linh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Zahn, Janice | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eslick, Carolyn (R, state_lower WA-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Abbarno, Peter (R, state_lower WA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bergquist, Steve (D, state_lower WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bernbaum, Adam (D, state_lower WA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Callan, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dent, Tom (R, state_lower WA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Doglio, Beth (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Dufault, Jeremie (R, state_lower WA-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nance, Greg (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Paul, Dave (D, state_lower WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Ryu, Cindy (D, state_lower WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Thai, My-Linh (D, state_lower WA-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Zahn, Janice (D, state_lower WA-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Abbarno, Peter (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Zahn, Janice (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Eslick, Carolyn (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Doglio, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thai, My-Linh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ryu, Cindy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bergquist, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Callan, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Paul, Dave (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Nance, Greg (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Dufault, Jeremie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bernbaum, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Dent, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship