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type: "Bill"
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title: "Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools."
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description: "Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "HB 1239"
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citation: "Washington HB 1239 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 58
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2024-03-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8da9c119-fd0f-4218-888f-fc1b97bac533"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1239&year=2023"
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source_hash: "f39e6ca7613b1dfc649d06da84e7338f1d33954fcfbd8b6b013728cc432d89d8"
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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 1239 (2023-2024) — Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools.
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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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239.htm)
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2. **Engrossed Fourth Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239-S4.E.htm)
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3. **Fourth Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239-S4.htm)
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4. **Fourth Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1239-S4.PL.htm)
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5. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239-S2.htm)
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6. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239-S.htm)
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7. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1239-S3.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **92–5** (pass) · lower
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- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **94–2** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#37) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Santos — primary (person)
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- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
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- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
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- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
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- **2023-02-02** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
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- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
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- **2023-02-07** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2023-02-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-09** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
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- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2023-02-23** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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- **2024-01-08** Committee relieved of further consideration.
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- **2024-01-08** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
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- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
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- **2024-01-30** ED - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2024-01-30** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-01-30** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-01-31** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-03** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
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- **2024-02-05** APP - Majority; 4th substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** 4th substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
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- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
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- **2024-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
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- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
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- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2024-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
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- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-06** House concurred in Senate amendments.
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- **2024-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-25** Chapter 219, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2024-03-25** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
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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/8da9c119-fd0f-4218-888f-fc1b97bac533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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