---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exchanging and aligning specific powers, duties, and functions of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education."
description: "Exchanging and aligning specific powers, duties, and functions of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2824"
citation: "Washington HB 2824 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3b40968-da32-45f4-8863-c8149e6e27ed"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2824&year=2017"
source_hash: "61b9917a644f976acca4639e168e65fb8b3534c727055b308fc9e64a2ea1039b"
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 2824 (2017-2018) — Exchanging and aligning specific powers, duties, and functions of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2824.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2824-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#14) — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-17** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-30** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-10** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** 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 concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 177, 2018 Laws. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3b40968-da32-45f4-8863-c8149e6e27ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).