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WA SB 5177

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Considering the experiences of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups when identifying professional development resources on certain topics.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Noblesprimary
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

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

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  3. 2025-01-23

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-05

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

  5. 2025-02-05

    EDU - Majority; do pass.

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  6. 2025-02-05

    Minority; do not pass.

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  7. 2025-02-05

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  8. 2025-02-06

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  10. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  11. 2025-03-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  12. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  13. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.

  14. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  15. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  16. 2026-01-28

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

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  17. 2026-02-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  18. 2026-02-09

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  19. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2025-03-10 · pass · 30-19

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

  • Final Passage (#14)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 29-19

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5177&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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