WA SB 5189
enactedSupporting the implementation of competency-based education.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2025-05-13 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wellmanprimary
- Hasegawacosponsor
- Kauffmancosponsor
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Saldañacosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Dhingracosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-15
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-04
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-04
EDU - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-02-04
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-04
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-05
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-02-17
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-27
WM - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-03
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-03-07
First reading, referred to Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-13
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-20
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-03-20
ED - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-20
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-21
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2025-04-04
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-04
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-04
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-04
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-11
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-04-15
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
2025-04-15
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-15
Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2025-04-17
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2025-04-17
Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2025-04-19
President signed.
passage
2025-04-22
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-23
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-05-13
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-05-13
Chapter 278, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-05-13
Effective date 7/27/2025.
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Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)
2025-03-05 · pass · 47-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: no
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: no
- 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: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13)
2025-04-15 · pass · 63-33
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- 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: yes
- 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: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: yes
- 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: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: other
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21)
2025-04-17 · pass · 44-5
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: no
- 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: yes
- McCune: no
- 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: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no
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