2026 Regular Session
HB1979
Children; Early Childhood Task Force; membership; election; reports; compensation or reimbursement; expenses; Open Records Act; Open Meeting Act; advice; vision statement; mission; principles; codification; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Dislikes
Creates the Early Children Task Force to study and make recommendations to improve access to high-quality early childhood services. We don't need a task force for this.
Recorded floor votes
7 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 16, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
4 yea–2 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
25 yea–2 nay
March 16, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–43 nay · 10 absent
March 23, 2026 · House
House: RECONSIDER MEASURE
Passed
62 yea–30 nay · 7 absent
April 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Passed
11 yea–0 nay
April 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
37 yea–9 nay · 2 absent
May 4, 2026 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Passed
65 yea–26 nay · 8 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
February 4, 2025 · House
Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
February 4, 2025 · House
Appropriations and Budget
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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House Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 26 View roll call
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House SA's read, adopted View roll call
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House SA's received
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 9 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Dollens
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Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Munson
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 33 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber
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House Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 62 Nays: 30 View roll call
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House Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Ranson View roll call
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House Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 43 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Pae, Lawson, Provenzano, Hefner
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Waldron
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Authored by Representative Ranson
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House First Reading