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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2636: Public education reviews

Passed one chamber 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 2636 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state’s public education system. Primary sponsor: Skyler Rude (R). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

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 requiring independent, balanced, and objective reviews of the performance, operations, and funding of the state's public education system;

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

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Skyler RudePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Matt MarshallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37

“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. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  5. And refer to Ways & Means.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  7. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  11. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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