---
type: "Bill"
title: "Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students."
description: "Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1295"
citation: "Washington HB 1295 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pollet"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85b2d58a-52b8-452e-b917-eefa0a5e6080"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1295&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "80fd65fb62882835a0dcae981993da8fc2ea04b2352077daa9eeaad777c14a4b"
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 1295 (2025-2026) — Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1295.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1295-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1295-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1295-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pollet — primary (person)
- Couture — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Rude — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-12** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2026-01-29** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-03** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-25** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-25** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2026-03-12** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2026-03-12** Rules suspended.
- **2026-03-12** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2026-03-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2026-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-24** Chapter 190, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-24** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85b2d58a-52b8-452e-b917-eefa0a5e6080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).