republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-2078.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the outdoor school for all program."
description: "Establishing the outdoor school for all program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2078"
citation: "Washington HB 2078 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rule"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df854c45-6479-4280-b566-982ff17d7194"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2078&year=2021"
source_hash: "62d999d5609a55bf4a3985a0ac845607ad4974f654b78a97e3b157a2ea0676db"
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 2078 (2021-2022) — Establishing the outdoor school for all program.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2078.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2078-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2078-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **92–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rule — primary (person)
- Barkis — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chambers — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 112, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+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/df854c45-6479-4280-b566-982ff17d7194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).