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SF2218Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Education

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 29, 2026

71

Yes

20

No

9

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1No
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Yes
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 210.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 216.

  3. Amendment S-5030 filed, adopted. S.J. 401.

  4. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 401.

  5. Immediate message. S.J. 402.

  6. Message from Senate. H.J. 418.

  7. Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 433.

  8. Subcommittee: Boden, Levin and Wheeler. H.J. 601.

  9. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.

  10. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  11. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 670.

  12. Committee vote: Yeas, 17, nays, 3, excused, 3. H.J. 670.

  13. Placed on calendar. H.J. 670.

  14. Amendments H-8220 and H-8221 filed. H.J. 671.

  15. Amendment H-8221 to amendment H-8220 adopted. H.J. 681.

  16. Amendment H-8220 adopted, as amended. H.J. 681.

  17. Passed House, yeas 78, nays 16. H.J. 681.

  18. Immediate message. H.J. 683.

  19. Message from House, with amendment S-5104. S.J. 591.

  20. Fiscal note.

  21. Senate refused to concur with S-5104. S.J. 685.

  22. Immediate message. S.J. 686.

  23. Message from Senate. H.J. 788.

  24. House insisted. H.J. 912.

  25. House conference committee appointed: Boden, Holt, Madison, Matson, and Thomson, C.. H.J. 913.

  26. Immediate message. H.J. 917.

  27. Message from House. S.J. 813.

  28. Senate conference committee appointed: Evans, chair; Blake, Gruenhagen, Rozenboom, and Winckler. S.J. 814.

  29. Immediate message. S.J. 815.

  30. Message from Senate. H.J. 923.

  31. Conference committee report filed. S.J. 911.

  32. Conference committee report filed. H.J. 1014.

  33. Conference committee report adopted. S.J. 903.

  34. Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 10. S.J. 904.

  35. Immediate message. S.J. 906.

  36. Message from Senate. H.J. 1033.

  37. Conference committee report adopted. H.J. 1037.

  38. Passed House, yeas 71, nays 20. H.J. 1037.

  39. Immediate message. H.J. 1042.

  40. Message from House. S.J. 924.

  41. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  42. Fiscal note.

  43. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.

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