---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning professional certification for teachers and school administrators."
description: "Concerning professional certification for teachers and school administrators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1341"
citation: "Washington HB 1341 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergquist"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8450963d-54fb-457f-a4cd-4d2ef61bb133"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1341&year=2017"
source_hash: "88df2df0388b527d57ffca8def78a4a92a7ddc119a12f1566775961359b0fe86"
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 1341 (2017-2018) — Concerning professional certification for teachers and school administrators.

## 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/1341.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1341-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1341-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1341-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#21) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#14) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergquist — primary (person)
- McCaslin — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-18** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-02-28** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-02-28** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-02-28** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-02** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **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.
- **2017-06-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-29** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-06-29** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** First Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-30** 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 partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2017-07-07** Chapter 26, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session PV. `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/8450963d-54fb-457f-a4cd-4d2ef61bb133`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).