---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system."
description: "Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2224"
citation: "Washington HB 2224 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-14"
last_action: "2017-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fecd4e2-9d43-423d-90ab-f74938ff1424"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2224&year=2017"
source_hash: "8c1f554fcbfa8297e3bd478883f4582f11a530c319b263f37ced51b9eb18aef7"
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 2224 (2017-2018) — Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system.

## 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/2224.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2224-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2224-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-14** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-06-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-06-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-06-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-06-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-06-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-29** First Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-03** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-07** Chapter 31, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-07** Effective date 7/7/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fecd4e2-9d43-423d-90ab-f74938ff1424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).