HB 2360 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools.

HB 2360 allows Washington public and private schools to maintain a stock supply of albuterol (a medication for asthma symptoms) for student use, without requiring individual prescriptions for each instance. Schools must obtain a prescription and standing order from a health professional, and only school nurses or trained staff can administer it according to existing asthma management protocols. The bill protects school staff from liability when following proper procedures and gives employees the option to decline managing albuterol without job penalties. It does not change current rules for students who already have personal albuterol prescriptions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Mar 24, 2026
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What changed between versions

Substitute Bill Substitute Passed Legislature · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was formally certified and passed by the legislature. Substantively, it added a requirement for schools to immediately notify parents when albuterol is administered or self-administered. It also reorganized the liability protections for health professionals and school staff, moving the immunity clause and adding a provision allowing non-licensed staff to formally refuse albuterol duties without fear of employment retaliation.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was expanded to explicitly include state-tribal education compact schools alongside charter schools and traditional school districts.
REQUIREMENT

Schools must immediately notify a student's parent or guardian when albuterol is administered or when a student self-administers it.

The order of provisions regarding liability protection and staff refusal was changed; the immunity clause for health professionals and school staff was moved to a new subsection, and a new provision was added allowing employees to decline albuterol management duties in writing.

SCOPE

The bill now explicitly applies to state-tribal education compact schools in addition to charter schools and school districts.

TECHNICAL

A formal certification of enrollment was added to document the bill's passage by the House and Senate.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2026
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 79; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 3.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Feb 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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