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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes."
+description: "Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 1654"
+citation: "Washington HB 1654 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["McCaslin"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-01-26"
+last_action: "2017-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad62cf52-4319-4777-916f-e16c0d13d082"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1654&year=2017"
+source_hash: "41e7cff6fb8f553f2786127992b72117aa37d09698d7c543629c864f31371e8b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington HB 1654 (2017-2018) — Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1654.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1654.E.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage (#13) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- McCaslin — primary (person)
+- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
+- Muri — cosponsor (person)
+- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-26** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-14** ED - Majority; do pass.
+- **2017-02-16** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2017-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2017-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-21** EDU - Majority; do pass.
+- **2017-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2017-03-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-04-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-04-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2017-04-06** President signed. `passage`
+- **2017-04-10** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2017-04-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2017-04-14** Chapter 14, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2017-04-14** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad62cf52-4319-4777-916f-e16c0d13d082`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+