HB686
Open school enrollment policies; available to school boards.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 5, 2026
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Chief Patron:
Eric Zehr (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Education; open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices.
Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board guidance on best practices relating to open school enrollment.-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103148D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107695D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 11-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
