Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-05-19 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-05-19 Senate Journal Page 2791 HB 28 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) "An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date” was read the third time. Senator Bjorkman moved the bill be returned to second reading for all amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 were not offered. 2026-05-19 Senate Journal Page 2792 Senator Bjorkman offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 9, line 12: Delete "five" Insert "three and one half" Senator Bjorkman moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 28(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3? YEAS: 10 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Kaufman, Merrick, Myers, Rauscher, Stevens, Tilton, Wielechowski, Yundt Nays: Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Olson, Stedman, Tobin and so, Amendment No. 3 failed. Senator Bjorkman offered Amendment No. 4 : Page 9, line 12: Delete "five" Insert "four" Senator Bjorkman moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 28(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 4? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2026-05-19 Senate Journal Page 2793 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Kaufman, Merrick, Myers, Rauscher, Stevens, Tilton, Wielechowski, Yundt Nays: Cronk, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Olson, Stedman, Tobin and so, Amendment No. 4 was adopted. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) am S was automatically in third reading. Senators Wielechowski, Dunbar, Kawasaki, Bjorkman, Cronk, Gray- Jackson, Giessel, Claman, Stedman, Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) am S "An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 28(FIN) am S Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 17 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt Nays: Myers, Rauscher, Tilton and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) am S passed the Senate. 2026-05-19 Senate Journal Page 2794 Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.