---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing language access in public schools."
description: "Addressing language access in public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1130"
citation: "Washington HB 1130 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "MINORITIES", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/546f3735-51bd-40de-b010-0eaec823213e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1130&year=2019"
source_hash: "38bfc17883c93c6f8a742b02a2e2dd1ff865908d872f258a0d99c9d83caad33a"
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 1130 (2019-2020) — Addressing language access in public schools.

## 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/1130.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1130-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1130-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#9) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- McCaslin — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-02-28** 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`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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.
- **2019-03-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-09** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Chapter 256, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-07** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-14T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
- **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
- **2019-03-25T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-09T14:00:00+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/546f3735-51bd-40de-b010-0eaec823213e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).