SB 6268 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maintaining an online record of special education complaint decisions.

SB 6268 requires Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction to maintain a free, public online record of all final decisions from special education complaints. This record must be accessible to anyone online for 20 years after a complaint is resolved, including historical decisions if available. The bill directly affects parents, students with disabilities, and school districts by increasing transparency around special education dispute outcomes. It ensures that final complaint decisions - covering issues like service access or program eligibility - are publicly available without cost, supporting informed decisions and accountability.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026
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The document was updated from a draft substitute bill to the final certified version passed by the legislature. This change adds official certification details, including the specific dates of passage, vote counts, and signatures from legislative officers, confirming the bill's final status.
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-5)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors