HB28Introduced in the House
Edu: Schools/teachers/school Bd/loan Prgm
Introduced by Andrea Story, District 3
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date.
Where it stands
LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
September 30, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Concur · May 20, 2026
34
Yes
6
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bynum | 1 | Yes |
| Rebecca Himschoot | 2 | Yes |
| Andrea Story | 3 | Yes |
| Sara Hannan | 4 | Yes |
| Louise Stutes | 5 | Yes |
| Sarah Vance | 6 | Yes |
| Justin Ruffridge | 7 | Yes |
| Bill Elam | 8 | Yes |
| Ky Holland | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Kopp | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
EDC, FIN
COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS
COSPONSOR(S): HALL
EDC RPT 4DP 3DNP
DP: EISCHEID, DIBERT, STORY, HIMSCHOOT
DNP: UNDERWOOD, SCHWANKE, ELAM
FN1: (EED)
COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
FIN RPT CS(FIN) 2DP 2DNP 2NR 4AM
DP: HANNAN, FOSTER
DNP: JOHNSON, ALLARD
NR: BYNUM, TOMASZEWSKI
AM: STAPP, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
FN1: (EED)
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21
AM NO 3 FAILED Y18 N22
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CALENDAR
COSPONSOR(S): DIBERT, JOSEPHSON
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 28(FIN) AM
PASSED Y23 N17
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N13
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
VERSION: CSHB 28(FIN) AM
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
EDC, FIN
EDC RPT SCS 4DP 1AM NEW TITLE
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 21
DP: TOBIN, YUNDT, KIEHL, STEVENS
AM: BJORKMAN
FN2: (EED)
CROSS SPONSOR(S): TOBIN, YUNDT
FIN RPT SCS 5DP 2NR NEW TITLE
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 21
DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, KIEHL
NR: KAUFMAN, MERRICK
FN3: (EED)
FN4: (CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FOR HB 263/FUND CAP)
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026
READ THE SECOND TIME
FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CAL
READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 28(FIN)
RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC
AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED
AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED
AM NO 3 FAILED Y10 N10
AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y11 N9
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
CROSS SPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN, CRONK,
GRAY-JACKSON, GIESSEL, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, STEVENS
PASSED Y17 N3
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
VERSION: SCS CSHB 28(FIN) AM S
CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
CONCUR AM OF (S) Y34 N6
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 21
COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM
10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
MANIFEST ERROR(S)
LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 22 SLA 26
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
FN3: (EED)
FN4: (EED/FUND CAP)
LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
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