---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring teacher preparation programs to integrate Native American curriculum developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction into existing Pacific Northwest history and government requirements."
description: "Requiring teacher preparation programs to integrate Native American curriculum developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction into existing Pacific Northwest history and government requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5028"
citation: "Washington SB 5028 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "INDIANS", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCoy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86608d8c-ad1d-421e-8802-1d0fec1d9740"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5028&year=2017"
source_hash: "55b835beb965098d6e48fb0ce7e78caf987158c455a06071d8dbb6076d78be14"
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 5028 (2017-2018) — Requiring teacher preparation programs to integrate Native American curriculum developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction into existing Pacific Northwest history and government requirements.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5028.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#21) — **76–22** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McCoy — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10** First reading, referred to Higher Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** HIE - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-01-26** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-27** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-17** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2018-01-18** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-29** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** ED - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-19** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 144, 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/86608d8c-ad1d-421e-8802-1d0fec1d9740`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).