HB 2309 Details
| 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. |
Details
Bill Topics
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
Go to HB 2309 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/14/2026
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/14/2026
Chapter 38, 2026 Laws.
03/14/2026
Governor signed.
03/06/2026
Delivered to Governor.
03/06/2026
President signed.
03/05/2026
Speaker signed.
03/04/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/27/2026
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
02/25/2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/24/2026
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
02/02/2026
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
01/29/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
01/29/2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
01/27/2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
01/22/2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
01/20/2026
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
01/20/2026
SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
01/12/2026
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
01/07/2026
Prefiled for introduction.