BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2373: Teaching of constitutions

Requiring the teaching of the United States and Washington state Constitutions.

Summary

Teachers have not provided any noticeable instruction on the Washington state Constitution. Every public and private school library will stock printed copies of the Declaration of Independence, the constitutions of the United States and the state of Washington, and the federalist and anti-federalist papers.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring the teaching of the Constitutions of the United States and Washington state;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2373 (2025–26) Electric utility bill assist · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2373 (2023–24) Adopt-a-highway program · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2373 (2019–20) Collector vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2373 (2017–18) Tribal youth/reside. custody · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2373 (2015–16) Student mental health · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2373 (2013–14) Homeless student ed outcomes · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2373 (2011–12) State recreational resources · Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2012
HB 2373 (2009–10) Initiative measure no. 1029 · Did not pass · died in committee