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Initiative Measure No. IL26-001

Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative

On the ballot

Washington · November 2026 general election · Citizen initiative · Election day November 3, 2026
Topics: Civil rights, Education

In plain language

Initiative IL26-001 would re-enact the original 2024 parental-rights initiative, Initiative 2081, undoing changes the Legislature made to it in 2025 through House Bill 1296. It would restore parents' rights to prior notice before a school offers certain medical services, and it would repeal provisions HB 1296 added, including a guarantee that students not be discriminated against based on a protected class and a right to file bullying complaints. It would also revert several notice and records-access rules to their original, less restrictive versions. The Legislature took no action on the initiative before its 2026 session ended, sending it to voters automatically.

Fiscal impact

No official fiscal note has been issued for this measure yet.

When the state publishes a fiscal analysis, it will appear here and be listed in the sources below.

What supporters and opponents say

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What supporters say

  • Let's Go Washington, the initiative's sponsor, says "hundreds of thousands of voters sent I-2081 to the legislature with a clear message that they don't want schools to keep secrets from parents, but politicians in Olympia didn't get the message," and that the measure "strengthens communication between parents and schools by re-enacting I-2081." Chairman Brian Heywood says, "I think parents need to know what's going on with kids, regardless of trans or LGBTQ issues. I don't like the schools keeping secrets."

Attributed to Let's Go Washington.

What opponents say

  • No Hate in WA State, the campaign leading opposition, says the measure "restricts student access to help for challenges like depression and anxiety, which are at record highs," and that it "repeals the Safety Act, a landmark bill to ensure access to education and a safe learning environment for all students."
  • U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) says the initiative "forces our schools to out LGBTQIA+ kids to the very families that might throw them out."
  • Sami Alloy, executive director of Pro-Choice Washington, says the initiative's language around parental access to private medical records means "kids could potentially be cut off from accessing this essential health care."

Attributed to No Hate in WA State.

Official ballot language

Reproduced verbatim from the state's certified ballot text.

Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 concerns parental rights relating to their children in public school. This measure would repeal amendments to a statute listing certain rights of parents and guardians of public-school children and re-enact the law as it was originally enacted by Initiative to the Legislature 2081. Should this measure be enacted into law?

Sources

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