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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expanding civics education in public schools."
+description: "Expanding civics education in public schools."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 1896"
+citation: "Washington HB 1896 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Dolan"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 51
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2017-02-02"
+last_action: "2018-03-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c704502a-6f2a-49f5-ade4-cfa868996750"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1896&year=2017"
+source_hash: "df55e5c7da2382ce99b60b0acf21c074544c05eabf7c8119fa4873a1c0f3d485"
+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 1896 (2017-2018) — Expanding civics education in public schools.
+
+## 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/1896.htm)
+2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1896-S2.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1896-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dolan — primary (person)
+- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
+- Frame — cosponsor (person)
+- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
+- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
+- Manweller — cosponsor (person)
+- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
+- Springer — cosponsor (person)
+- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
+- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-02** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2018-01-11** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-15** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-01-11** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-15** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2018-02-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-02-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.
+- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-05** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
+- **2018-03-06** Senate receded from amendments.
+- **2018-03-06** Returned to second reading for amendment.
+- **2018-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2018-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2018-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-03-21** Chapter 127, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c704502a-6f2a-49f5-ade4-cfa868996750`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+