WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2216: Local history in schools

Encouraging the inclusion of local history information in Washington state history and government curriculum.

Summary

  • Encourages school districts to include information on local history in curriculum on Washington state history and government.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2216), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2014
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2014
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Hans Zeiger (R-25)
Introduced
January 14, 2014 in the House
Last action
February 18, 2014

AN ACT Relating to encouraging the inclusion of local history information in school curriculum;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Hans Zeiger (R-25)

9 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Jessyn Farrell D-46Norm Johnson R-14Larry Haler R-8Kathy Haigh D-35Monica Jurado Stonier D-17Luis Moscoso D-1Gael Tarleton D-36Cindy Ryu D-32Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. ED - Majority; do pass.
  6. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2216 in other sessions

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

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