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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1651: Teacher residency & apprent.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1651 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. Primary sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 17, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to teacher residency and apprenticeship programs;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lillian Ortiz-SelfPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 309, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page