---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a task force on improving institutional education programs and outcomes."
description: "Establishing a task force on improving institutional education programs and outcomes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2116"
citation: "Washington HB 2116 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/561c2961-86d9-4a4f-8c67-35207edf9897"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2116&year=2019"
source_hash: "08cc7d612a8e53886e10c580c9eee2fb5ebd84823962e1ac194b46ca86977f88"
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 2116 (2019-2020) — Establishing a task force on improving institutional education programs and outcomes.

## 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/2116.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2116-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2116-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#53) — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-22** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-02-04** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-19** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** EDU - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-26** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended.
- **2020-03-10** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-03-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-11** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 226, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 3/31/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 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
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/561c2961-86d9-4a4f-8c67-35207edf9897`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).