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2026 Regular Session

HB4159

Education; dyslexia screenings; increasing when screenings are given for certain students; requiring the Department of Education to notify parents of the option to request dyslexia screening; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee reassignment February 16, 2026 House committee substitute February 19, 2026 House committee substitute March 5, 2026 House passed March 23, 2026 Sent to Senate March 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 24, 2026

Partner positions

Dislikes

Another “help the kids” bill that expands system control. This one is being sold as early dyslexia screening—and on the surface, that sounds harmless. But look closer. This bill: Expands mandatory screenings Increases state involvement Pushes more evaluation and intervention pathways And here’s the red flag most people will miss: ** It creates a new section of law outside the normal statutes Why? Because that gives more flexibility to expand it later without as much scrutiny. Let’s be real. Every time government says: “we just want to screen” …it turns into: more data collection more labeling more control over decision-making Parents should be asking: **When does support turn into oversight? **Who controls what happens after a child is flagged? **And why are we creating laws that aren’t even fully anchored in statute? Helping kids read is common sense. But expanding systems without clear limits? That’s how you grow government—quietly.

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 18, 2026 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

8 yea–2 nay

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March 4, 2026 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

24 yea–0 nay

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March 23, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

79 yea–13 nay · 7 absent

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Committee referrals

February 16, 2026 · House

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

February 3, 2026 · House

Rules

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.

  1. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  2. Senate First Reading
  3. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  4. House Referred for engrossment
  5. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 13 View roll call
  6. House General Order
  7. House Authored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
  8. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
  9. House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  10. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  11. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget
  12. House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
  13. House Second Reading referred to Rules
  14. House Authored by Representative Hasenbeck
  15. House First Reading
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