HB 2594 — Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-20
AN ACT Relating to ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education that is provided to other children and youths;
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — sponsor · 2026-01-20
- McEntire, Joel (R, WA-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Scott, Shaun (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Education.
- · house — ED - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- · house — First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- · house — EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · house — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · house — WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 201, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | McEntire, Joel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Reeves, Kristine | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Scott, Shaun | 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 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | McEntire, Joel (R, state_lower WA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Scott, Shaun (D, state_lower WA-43) | 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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- 2026-01-20 · sponsored by Reeves, Kristine (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by McEntire, Joel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Scott, Shaun (cosponsor) · sponsorship