WA HB2216 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Effective date 6/6/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Effective date 6/6/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating two-year and four-year degree requirements that are unnecessary.
Title
Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating two-year and four-year degree requirements that are unnecessary.
Sponsors
| Rep. Greg Cheney [R] | Rep. Mari Leavitt [D] | Rep. Amy Walen [D] | Rep. Sharon Santos [D] |
| Rep. Travis Couture [R] | Rep. Jenny Graham [R] | Rep. Julia Reed [D] | Rep. Skyler Rude [R] |
| Rep. Lauren Davis [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate Committee on State Government & Elections: do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate Committee on State Government & Elections: do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | House | Effective date 6/6/2024. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Chapter 70, 2024 Laws. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Delivered to Governor. |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Placed on second reading consent calendar. |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | SGE - Majority; do pass. |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 6:00 PM. |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-08 | House | 1st substitute bill substituted |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
| 2024-01-30 | House | SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-01-09 | House | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. |
