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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2309: Postgrad degree requirements

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 2309 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary. Primary sponsor: Mari Leavitt (D). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2026): 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 reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mari LeavittPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Cyndy JacobsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Skyler RudeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 38, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. SGTE - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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