Bill

Postgrad degree requirements

Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary.

Sponsors

Representative LeavittPrimary

Representative DoglioSecondaryRepresentative JacobsenSecondaryRepresentative KlobaSecondaryRepresentative OrmsbySecondaryRepresentative ReedSecondaryRepresentative RudeSecondaryRepresentative ZahnSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Current status: Effective date 6/11/2026.

1. Mar 14, 2026
   Effective date 6/11/2026.
2. Mar 14, 2026
   Chapter 38, 2026 Laws.
3. Mar 14, 2026
   Governor signed.
4. Mar 6, 2026
   Delivered to Governor.
5. Mar 6, 2026
   President signed.
6. Mar 5, 2026
   Speaker signed.
7. Mar 4, 2026
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
8. Feb 2, 2026
   First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
9. Jan 29, 2026
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
10. Jan 12, 2026
    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.