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WA SB 5253

enacted

Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5253 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5253 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5253 about?

WA SB 5253 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5253?

Cortes is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5253, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-13 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cortesprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-13

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-13

    Chapter 256, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-13

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-18

    Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    passage

  8. 2025-04-18

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2025-04-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-12

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. 2025-04-11

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

    reading-2

  13. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-04

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-04

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

  16. 2025-04-02

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

  17. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-20

    ED - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-20

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

  20. 2025-03-18

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

  21. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  24. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).

    substitution

  25. 2025-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  26. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  27. 2025-02-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-02-27

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

  29. 2025-02-20

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

  30. 2025-02-12

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-02-11

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-02-11

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

    substitution

  33. 2025-02-11

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.

  34. 2025-01-30

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

  35. 2025-01-14

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

    2025-03-06 · pass · 48-0

    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: other
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • 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 (#6)

    2025-04-12 · pass · 93-1

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

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4)

    2025-04-18 · pass · 47-0

    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: other
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: other
    • 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

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5253&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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