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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education."
description: "Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6260"
citation: "Washington SB 6260 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6bb38ad-6f79-42f0-83d1-bfffa4019cc2"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6260&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "4675a4687d307ee3f6d60a0c3fd63815b53c61078206c0f958806ed7f7db7fe0"
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 SB 6260 (2025-2026) — Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
## 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/Senate%20Bills/6260.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6260-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6260-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6260-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 2637 Rude Pg 2 Ln 28 (#25) — **45–52** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **25–24** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **50–47** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Wellman — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-21** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-27** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-04** EDU - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2026-02-04** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-03-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-03-02** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 26). `substitution`
- **2026-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-09** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-09** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2026-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 47; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2026-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Chapter 267, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-04-01** 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/b6bb38ad-6f79-42f0-83d1-bfffa4019cc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).