House advances and passes a slate of Senate bills on third reading including education and appropriations measures
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On the House floor law‑makers advanced and passed multiple Senate bills on third reading, including measures on interpreter compensation, guardianship updates, public‑utility procurement and an education bill directing OSPI to post model mobile‑phone policies. Several bills passed with recorded roll calls showing constitutional majorities.
The Washington House on Thursday moved a package of Senate bills through third reading and final passage, taking up measures across labor, guardianship, public utilities and education.
Earlier in the day the House advanced and declared passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5944 (interpreter compensation for LNI appointments), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5837 (guardianship adjustments), and several others on consent and roll calls; the Clerk recorded constitutional majorities on each of those final votes.
On energy and utilities, the House passed Senate Bill 6076 (streamlining procurement for public utility districts) and related measures intended to help local districts manage construction and energy projects. Lawmakers also advanced bills affecting rural hospitals and critical access hospital designations (substitute Senate Bill 5923), with members stressing local health system impacts.
On education, substitute Senate Bill 5346 — which expands media literacy into broader technology literacy and asks the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post model policies (including research about mobile-phone use in instruction) — was carried by sponsors as a way to help districts craft local rules. The House adopted committee amendments and passed the bill by roll call.
Several bills passed with recorded tallies showing substantial majorities; specific vote counts and roll-call records were read into the record by the Clerk during each final passage.
What's next: Passed measures will proceed in the legislative process as provided by chamber rules; bills that passed on third reading and final passage now move toward enrollment and any further inter‑chamber action.