During an executive session the Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee considered a package of bills and recorded motions to advance them to the next committee of reference. Committee staff provided brief summaries before each vote; members adopted substitutes where offered and moved bills forward by voice vote. The transcript records each motion as passing "subject to signatures"; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the hearing transcript.

Key actions recorded in the executive session:

• Senate Bill 5596: Committee staff reported the bill would repeal the interstate teacher mobility compact; no fiscal impact was noted. The committee moved that the bill receive a "do pass" recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee; the motion passed by voice vote and the bill was advanced subject to signatures.

• Senate Bill 5637 (proposed substitute A adopted): SB 5637 would add specified curricular content to mandatory high‑school civics, including media literacy related to elections and nonpartisan materials provided by OSPI. The committee adopted the A substitute and moved the bill to the Rules Committee on a voice vote; the motion passed.

• Senate Bill 5567: Directs OSPI to select a private nonprofit partner to expand a program engaging youth in sustainable natural resource systems, subject to appropriations. The committee moved a "do pass" referral to Ways & Means; the motion passed.

• Senate Bill 5641: Encourages instruction and awareness of blood donation and bone marrow donation and allows inclusion in a health class needed for graduation beginning in 2025–26; staff estimated no fiscal impact. The committee moved the bill to Rules on a voice vote; the motion passed.

• Senate Bill 5545 (proposed substitute B adopted): The substitute revised an exemption for family home child care providers located off a federal military reservation, limited the exemption to providers in surrounding metropolitan areas, and required the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to investigate referrals of alleged abuse or neglect at these providers. The committee adopted the B substitute and advanced the bill to Rules by voice vote.

• Senate Bill 5655 (proposed substitute C adopted): The bill concerns occupancy loads when child care centers operate in existing buildings or dedicated spaces; staff estimated an approximate fiscal cost of $18,000. The committee adopted substitute C and advanced the bill to Rules by voice vote.

• Senate Bill 5007: Expands supports for students who are chronically absent by adding supports to the Building Bridges program and Open Doors Youth Reengagement; OSPI estimated costs of $10.8 million for the 2025–27 biennium and $10.7 million for future biennia. The committee moved the bill to Ways & Means on a voice vote; the motion passed.

The transcript records each motion as passing by voice vote and being "subject to signatures." Committee staff noted no fiscal impacts for some bills and preliminary fiscal notes for others. The committee adjourned after signing boards were circulated.