BILL TRACKER
Together, we can move our lawmakers to advance racial equity and improve the lives of Washington’s kids and families. This page contains details of the bills we are tracking in the 2026 legislative session which began on January 12.
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| Bill Number | Position & Description | Status | Current Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Equity | |||
| HB 1834 | Leading: HB 1834 would stop online platforms from targeting children and youth with addictive feeds and sending notifications to them during school and sleep hours. | Alive | In House Committee |
| SB 5708 | Leading: SB 5708 would stop online platforms from targeting children and youth with addictive feeds and sending notifications to them during school and sleep hours. Requires online platforms with one-third or more of their content consisting of sexual material harmful to minors to implement age verification procedures to prohibit minors from entering the website. HB 2429 would codify WA Thriving as the guiding strategic plan for Washington's youth behavioral health policy work. | Alive | In Senate Committee |
| HB 2112 | Monitor: Requires online platforms with one-third or more of their content consisting of sexual material harmful to minors to implement age verification procedures to prohibit minors from entering the website. | Alive | In House Committee |
| HB 2429 | Support: HB 2429 would codify WA Thriving as the guiding strategic plan for Washington's youth behavioral health policy work. | Alive | In House Committee |
| Early Learning | |||
| SB 5907 | Support: SB 5907 would allow Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) programs to serve more military families if space allows. Military families who are above the ECEAP income threshold but have a household income that qualifies for the Working Connections subsidy would be eligible for an available ECEAP slot. | Alive | In Senate Committee |
| HB 2099 | Support: HB 2099 would allow Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) programs to serve more military families if space allows. Military families who are above the ECEAP income threshold but have a household income that qualifies for the Working Connections subsidy would be eligible for an available ECEAP slot. | Alive | In House Committee |
| SB 5872 | Support: SB 5872 would establish the Pre-K Promise Account to accept philanthropic investments that are intended to support funding for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). | Alive | In Senate Committee |
| HB 2159 | Support: HB 2159 would establish the Pre-K Promise Account to accept philanthropic investments that are intended to support funding for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). | Alive | In House Committee |
| SB 5500 | Support: SB 5500 would codify the Cost of Quality Care model that was developed with providers across the state to survey the true cost of providing high quality child care. | Alive | In Senate Committee |
| HB 1350 | Support: HB 1350 would codify the Cost of Quality Care model that was developed with providers across the state to survey the true cost of providing high quality child care. | Alive | In House Committee |
| HB 2219 | Support: HB 2219 would help improve efficiencies for child care providers by adjusting time periods for mixed age ratios that allow child care teachers to access meal and rest breaks | Alive | In House Committee |
| HB 2317 | Support: HB 2317 would waive licensing requirements for school-day ECEAP and Head Start programs that are located in a K-12 school. | Alive | In House Committee |
| HB 2318 | Support: HB 2318 would allow Head Start and ECEAP programs to participate in Early Achievers Quality Improvement awards. | Alive | In House Committee |
| HB 1795 | Support: HB 1795 would reduce student isolation and restraint in public schools, while adding monitoring support and staff training requirements. | Alive | In House Committee |
| SB 5654 | Support: SB 5654 would reduce student isolation and restraint in public schools, while adding monitoring support and staff training requirements. | Alive | In Senate Committee |