HB39Introduced in the House

Education For Deaf & Hard Of Hearing

Passed

Introduced by Jamie Allard, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26

July 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage · May 20, 2026

Yes

Absent or Not Voting

20 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

Senator	District	Vote
Cathy Tilton	26	Yes
George Rauscher	29	Yes
Bert Stedman	A	Yes
Jesse Kiehl	B	Yes
Gary Stevens	C	Yes
Jesse Bjorkman	D	Yes
Catherine Giessel	E	Yes
James Kaufman	F	Yes
Elvi Gray-Jackson	G	Yes
Matt Claman	H	Yes

Bill history

January 22, 2025
PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25
January 22, 2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
January 22, 2025
EDC, FIN
February 14, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER
March 21, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK
April 18, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
April 30, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): STORY
May 7, 2025
EDC RPT CS(EDC) 6DP
May 7, 2025
DP: SCHWANKE, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, DIBERT, HIMSCHOOT, STORY
May 7, 2025
FN1: ZERO(EED)
May 7, 2025
FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
May 9, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI, JIMMIE, COSTELLO
May 17, 2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2025
May 17, 2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
May 17, 2025
EDC CS ADOPTED UC
May 17, 2025
RETURNED TO RULES COMMITTEE
May 17, 2025
COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, GALVIN
February 2, 2026
RULES TO CALENDAR 2/2/2026
February 2, 2026
BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
February 2, 2026
FN2: ZERO(EED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
February 2, 2026
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
February 2, 2026
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 39(EDC)
February 2, 2026
PASSED Y40
February 2, 2026
COSPONSOR(S): SCHWANKE, VANCE, D.NELSON, MCCABE, MINA, JOSEPHSON
February 2, 2026
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
February 2, 2026
VERSION: CSHB 39(EDC)
February 4, 2026
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
February 4, 2026
FIN
March 20, 2026
CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, STEDMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, TOBIN, DUNBAR,
March 20, 2026
YUNDT, CLAMAN, TILTON, RAUSCHER, STEVENS
April 20, 2026
CROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK
April 22, 2026
CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, KAWASAKI
May 1, 2026
FIN RPT 5DP 2NR
May 1, 2026
DP: HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL
May 1, 2026
NR: OLSON, STEDMAN
May 1, 2026
FN2: ZERO(EED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
May 19, 2026
RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/19/2026
May 19, 2026
READ THE SECOND TIME
May 19, 2026
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL
May 20, 2026
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 39(EDC)
May 20, 2026
CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, OLSON
May 20, 2026
PASSED Y20 N-
May 20, 2026
RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
May 20, 2026
VERSION: CSHB 39(EDC)
June 4, 2026
2:45 P.M. 6/4/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
June 4, 2026
MANIFEST ERROR(S)
July 3, 2026
LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/22 CHAPTER 27 SLA 26
July 3, 2026
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26

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