WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2629: Educational services

Providing for the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired.

Summary

  • Expands the mission of and renames the Washington School for the Deaf.
  • Creates an advisory panel to plan implementation of two demonstration projects for regionally-based deaf education programs providing services in the full range of communication modalities.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2629), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeeJan 30, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 13, 2008
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ruth Kagi (D-32)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ruth Kagi (D-32)

13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Deb Wallace D-17Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Geoff Simpson D-47Timm Ormsby D-3Mary Helen Roberts D-21Jim Moeller D-49Roger Goodman D-45Zack Hudgins D-11Kathy Haigh D-35Bill Fromhold D-49Larry Haler R-8Don Barlow D-6Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 13, 2008
Version voted on: HB 2629
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62001
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  5. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. ELCS - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. ELCS - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services.
  14. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2629 in other sessions

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