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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 2593

HB 2593: School district accounting

Addressing school district accounting, budgeting, and reporting requirements.

Summary

  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to place school districts on formal financial monitoring if districts' ending general fund balances fall below defined thresholds.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2593), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2026
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Skyler Rude (R-16)
Introduced
January 20, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2026
Requested by
Other
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2593, SHB 2593, 2SHB 2593

AN ACT Relating to school district accounting, budgeting, and reporting requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Skyler Rude (R-16)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Lisa Callan D-5Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (2SHB 2593)
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 2593)
  3. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2593)
  4. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 2593)
  5. House Rules "X" file.
  6. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (2SHB 2593)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2593)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (2SHB 2593)
  11. Minority; without recommendation. (2SHB 2593)
  12. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 2593)
  13. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2593)
  14. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2593)
  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2593)
  16. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 2593)
  17. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  18. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  19. Minority; without recommendation.
  20. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2593)
  22. Referred to Appropriations.
  23. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2593)
  24. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2593)
  25. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  26. Minority; do not pass.
  27. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  28. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 2593 in other sessions

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

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