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WA SB 5030

enacted

Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5030 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5030 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-22. Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5030 about?

WA SB 5030 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5030?

C. Wilson is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5030, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-22 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • C. Wilsonprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-01-29

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-01-29

    EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  6. 2025-01-29

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-30

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  9. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  13. 2025-03-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).

    substitution

  15. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  16. 2025-03-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  17. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-25

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  19. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  20. 2025-03-26

    ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-26

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  22. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-04-04

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  24. 2025-04-07

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  25. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-10

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  30. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  31. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  32. 2025-04-15

    President signed.

    passage

  33. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  34. 2025-04-17

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  35. 2025-04-22

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  36. 2025-04-22

    Chapter 109, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  37. 2025-04-22

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 43-4

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: other
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 62-33

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: no
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5030&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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