RESOLUTION · 1993–94 SESSION
HR 4655: English instruction
Honoring those who teach non-English-speaking immigrants to speak English.
Summary
- Declares the week of April 19-23 as a time to acknowledge the value and importance of bilingual education to our nation.
From the Bill Digest (HR 4655), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Adopted Adopted by the House
- Prime sponsor
- Velma Veloria (D-11)
- Introduced
- Not yet introduced in the House
- Last action
- April 20, 1993
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Velma Veloria (D-11)
62 co-sponsors (36 Democrats, 26 Republicans)
Paull Shin D-21Calvin Anderson D-43Barry Sehlin R-10June Leonard D-11Randy Tate R-25Dave Quall D-40Steve Van Luven R-48Julia Patterson D-33Stanley Flemming D-28Jesse Wineberry D-37Gary Chandler R-13Pat Thibaudeau D-43Grace Cole D-32Lisa Brown D-3Sandra Romero D-22Susan Karahalios D-10Sarah Casada R-25Jeannette Wood R-21Val Stevens R-39Tom Campbell D-2Gary Locke D-37Georgette Valle D-34Robin Johnson D-40Michael Heavey D-34Randolph Dorn D-2Val Ogden D-49Linda Johnson D-1Ron Meyers D-26Jim Horn R-41Gigi Talcott R-28Mike Padden R-4Todd Mielke R-6Betty Edmondson R-14Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Barbara Holm D-35Ken Jacobsen D-46David Lemmon D-14Elmira Forner R-47Jean Silver R-6Jean Marie Brough R-30Suzette Cooke R-47Phil Dyer R-5Dale Foreman R-12C Louise Miller R-45David Chappell D-20Lynn Kessler D-24Bill Finkbeiner R-45Ida Ballasiotes R-41Barbara Lisk R-15Bob Morton R-7Hans Dunshee D-39Ruth Fisher D-27Larry Sheahan R-9Clyde Ballard R-12Helen Sommers D-36Judith Roland D-31Holly Myers D-17R Wesley Pruitt D-26Tracey Eide D-30Brian Thomas R-5Peter Kremen D-42Arthur Wang D-27
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HR 4655 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HR 4655 (2025–26) Tab Murphy
- HR 4655 (2023–24) Dee Simon
- HR 4655 (2021–22) Jan Yoshiwara
- HR 4655 (2019–20) Black history month
- HR 4655 (2017–18) Religious Freedom Day
- HR 4655 (2015–16) Joe Moser military service
- HR 4655 (2013–14) House business/interims
- HR 4655 (2011–12) National Guard