Preserving history and heritage education.

 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

AN ACT Relating to history and heritage education; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

School districts may not censor or restrict instruction in United States or Washington state history or heritage based on religious references in original source documents, writings, speeches, proclamations, or records, including:

(1) The Mayflower compact;