---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning K-12 computer science education data."
description: "Concerning K-12 computer science education data."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1577"
citation: "Washington HB 1577 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPUTERS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc5a10f-9982-4163-b9f9-8987355de7c1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1577&year=2019"
source_hash: "94f7b33469d37990a6616390f8901609006b40f66fb08b6f89c7fc97fdb40bff"
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 1577 (2019-2020) — Concerning K-12 computer science education data.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1577.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1577-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#12) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jenkin — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Steele — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
- Vick — cosponsor (person)
- Ybarra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** EDU - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-04-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-17** Chapter 27, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-17** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-19T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-15T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-20T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc5a10f-9982-4163-b9f9-8987355de7c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).