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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system."
+description: "Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 2224"
+citation: "Washington HB 2224 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-06-14"
+last_action: "2017-07-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fecd4e2-9d43-423d-90ab-f74938ff1424"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2224&year=2017"
+source_hash: "8c1f554fcbfa8297e3bd478883f4582f11a530c319b263f37ced51b9eb18aef7"
+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 2224 (2017-2018) — Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system.
+
+## 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/2224.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2224-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2224-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage (#2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- MacEwen — primary (person)
+- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
+- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
+- Haler — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Santos — cosponsor (person)
+- Sells — cosponsor (person)
+- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-06-14** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2017-06-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-06-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-06-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-06-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-06-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-06-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-06-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-06-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-06-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2017-06-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-06-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
+- **2017-06-29** First Reading.
+- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
+- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
+- **2017-07-03** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2017-07-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2017-07-07** Chapter 31, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
+- **2017-07-07** Effective date 7/7/2017. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fecd4e2-9d43-423d-90ab-f74938ff1424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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