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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs."
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description: "Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "HB 1621"
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citation: "Washington HB 1621 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ybarra"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-25"
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last_action: "2019-04-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aad5fcb-412b-46f6-b727-937c8adc4b0b"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1621&year=2019"
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source_hash: "cf298613183e12fec39c9366f0c684050235d2c30ce0cec8a7aa62cac175bd2c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington HB 1621 (2019-2020) — Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1621.htm)
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2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1621-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **42–2** (pass) · upper
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- Final Passage (#8) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ybarra — primary (person)
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- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
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- Santos — cosponsor (person)
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- Steele — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-25** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-18** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
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- **2019-02-18** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
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- **2019-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-22** EDU - Majority; do pass.
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- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2019-03-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
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- **2019-04-15** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2019-04-16** President signed. `passage`
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- **2019-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
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- **2019-04-24** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-24** Chapter 121, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2019-04-24** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
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- **2019-02-12T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
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- **2019-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
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- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
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- **2019-03-22T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aad5fcb-412b-46f6-b727-937c8adc4b0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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