HB 2309
| Momentum Bucket | Became Law |
| Legal Title | AN ACT Relating to reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary; |
| Bill Description | Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary. |
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HB 2309 Details and Bill Topics
Details
| Date Introduced | 01/12/2026 |
| Originating Chamber | House |
| Biennium | 2025-26 |
| Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill | $1,881,087.88 |
Bill Topics
| PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES |
HB 2309 Sponsors and Committee Hearings
Sponsors
| Representative Leavitt (Primary) |
| Representative Rude |
| Representative Reed |
| Representative Zahn |
| Representative Kloba |
| Representative Doglio |
| Representative Ormsby |
| Representative Jacobsen |
Committee Hearings
| Hearing | House State Government & Tribal Relations (Public) |
| Hearing | House State Government & Tribal Relations (Executive) |
| Hearing | Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Public) |
| Hearing | Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Executive) |
HB 2309 Bill Timeline
Became Law
3/13/2026
C 38 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026.
3/13/2026
C 38 L 26
Chapter 38, 2026 Laws.
3/13/2026
C 38 L 26
Governor signed.
3/5/2026
C 38 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
3/5/2026
C 38 L 26
President signed.
3/4/2026
C 38 L 26
Speaker signed.
3/3/2026
C 38 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
2/26/2026
C 38 L 26
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
2/24/2026
C 38 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2/23/2026
C 38 L 26
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
2/1/2026
C 38 L 26
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
1/28/2026
C 38 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
1/28/2026
C 38 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
1/26/2026
C 38 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
1/21/2026
C 38 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
1/19/2026
C 38 L 26
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
1/19/2026
C 38 L 26
SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
1/11/2026
C 38 L 26
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
1/6/2026