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Governor signs bipartisan package of bills on literacy, public safety, health and taxes
Summary
At a ceremonial signing in the governor’s office, the governor enacted a broad batch of mostly bipartisan bills, including requirements for early-grade literacy curriculum, a ban on distributing digital firearm blueprints, an estate-tax rate cut, expanded school asthma treatment authority and reforms to probate and veterans’ benefits.
The governor signed a large, mostly bipartisan package of bills in an afternoon ceremonial session that included lawmakers, advocates and stakeholders for photo opportunities after each enactment. Major measures signed included new requirements for early-grade literacy instruction, a prohibition on distribution of digital firearm-manufacturing blueprints, an estate-tax rate reduction and new authorities for school emergency asthma treatment.
Why it matters: the bills affect public safety, education, health-care delivery and tax policy across Washington and were described at the signing as measures that will improve access, public-safety protections and administrative clarity. Sponsors and stakeholders attended the event as each bill was presented and photographed with the governor.
Among the notable bills the governor described at the signing: House Bill 1295 requires school districts and teacher-training programs to adopt “science-based literacy curriculum” in kindergarten through fourth grade beginning Sept. 1, 2027, and directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to update educator…
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