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SB5483 • 2026

History & heritage education

Preserving history and heritage education.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator McCune, Senator Fortunato, Senator J. Wilson, Senator Christian, Senator Torres, Senator Holy, Senator Warnick, Senator Dozier, Senator Wagoner
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
S EL/K-12
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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History & heritage education

History & heritage education

What This Bill Does

  • History & heritage education

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

History & heritage education

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to history and heritage education; adding a new 1
section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and creating a new section.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 4
RCW to read as follows: 5
School districts may not censor or restrict instruction in United 6
States or Washington state history or heritage based on religious 7
references in original source documents, writings, speeches, 8
proclamations, or records, including: 9
(1) The Mayflower compact; 10
(2) The Declaration of Independence; 11
(3) The Constitution of the United States; 12
(4) The Washington state Constitution; 13
(5) The preambles and constitutions of other states within the 14
United States; 15
(6) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787; 16
(7) The Federalist Papers; 17
(8) The Pledge of Allegiance; 18
(9) The national anthem; 19
(10) George Washington's farewell address to the nation;20
(11) Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address; 21
S-0544.1
SENATE BILL 5483
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators McCune, Fortunato, J. Wilson, Christian, Torres, Holy,
Warnick, Dozier, and Wagoner
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(12) United States' presidential proclamations; and1
(13) Patrick Henry's speeches. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act may be known and cited as the 3
American heritage act for Washington state.4
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