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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education."
+description: "Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SB 6260"
+citation: "Washington SB 6260 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-01-21"
+last_action: "2026-04-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6bb38ad-6f79-42f0-83d1-bfffa4019cc2"
+source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6260&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
+source_hash: "4675a4687d307ee3f6d60a0c3fd63815b53c61078206c0f958806ed7f7db7fe0"
+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 SB 6260 (2025-2026) — Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
+
+## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6260.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6260-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6260-S.htm)
+4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6260-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2637 Rude Pg 2 Ln 28 (#25) — **45–52** (fail) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **25–24** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **50–47** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Wellman — primary (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-21** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
+- **2026-01-27** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
+- **2026-02-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
+- **2026-02-04** EDU - Majority; without recommendation.
+- **2026-02-04** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-04** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
+- **2026-03-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
+- **2026-03-02** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2026-03-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2026-03-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2026-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2026-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 26). `substitution`
+- **2026-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-04** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-05** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 8:00 AM.
+- **2026-03-09** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 8:00 AM.
+- **2026-03-09** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2026-03-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2026-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 47; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2026-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-13** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-01** Chapter 267, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2026-04-01** Effective date 6/11/2026*. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6bb38ad-6f79-42f0-83d1-bfffa4019cc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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