SB 5570 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Supporting public school instruction in tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes.

SB 5570 aims to enhance public school instruction on tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes across Washington state. It strengthens the Office of Native Education within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to assist school districts in developing and implementing this curriculum, including providing professional development. School districts must incorporate the "Since Time Immemorial" curriculum, consulting with local and neighboring tribes, by September 1, 2026. The bill also establishes annual monitoring by the State Board of Education to ensure school district compliance, with reports to the legislature until 2029.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Substitute Bill · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from S-0827.1 to S-1989.1 and updated to reflect its status as a substitute bill. The sponsoring committee was changed from individual senators to the Senate Ways & Means committee. The most significant policy change is the delay of the start date for annual monitoring and evaluations of school district compliance with tribal sovereignty requirements from the 2025-26 school year to the 2026-27 school year.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the implementation timeline for compliance monitoring has been adjusted to begin one year later than originally proposed.
TIMELINE

The start date for the state board of education's annual monitoring and evaluations of school district compliance was delayed from the 2025-26 school year to the 2026-27 school year.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S-0827.1 to S-1989.1 to reflect its status as a substitute bill.

The sponsor attribution was updated to list the Senate Ways & Means committee as the current sponsor, while retaining the original list of sponsoring senators.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

3714
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
6 Yea 14 Nay
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-14)
senate
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors