---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning nonhigh school districts."
description: "Concerning nonhigh school districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2040"
citation: "Washington HB 2040 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42fa5c3e-a143-41ea-a3d9-b00e9d1f54f7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2040&year=2019"
source_hash: "77aa1a35a7c692d93df3849138e960d74d1ae635123f04acba4951622581bc05"
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 2040 (2019-2020) — Concerning nonhigh school districts.

## 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/2040.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2040.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#5) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#42) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-28** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-28** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** EDU - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2020-02-18** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-02-18** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 225, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-25T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42fa5c3e-a143-41ea-a3d9-b00e9d1f54f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).