Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2351Other education SF 2351
Limits open enrollment for chronically absent or truant pupils Pupils who are chronically absent, in an attendance meeting, or under an absenteeism plan cannot transfer to another district under open enrollment until they are no longer in those situations. A receiving district may still approve their transfer.
Official title A bill for an act relating to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SF 2116.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Feb 26: Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 440.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 26 · 44–0, 6 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Absent Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Absent ← Democrats15 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Republicans → 29 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 17 · 14–0, 2 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Absent ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no Republicans → 9 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting History Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 440. House · Feb 26 Message from Senate. H.J. 439. House · Feb 26 Immediate message. S.J. 417. Senate · Feb 26 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 415. Senate · Feb 26 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 306. Senate · Feb 17 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 301. Senate · Feb 17