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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

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5253 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5253 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-13. 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

  1. 2025-01-14

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

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  2. 2025-01-30

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

  3. 2025-02-11

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

  4. 2025-02-11

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-11

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-12

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-20

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

  8. 2025-02-27

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

  9. 2025-02-27

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

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  10. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2025-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  12. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).

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  13. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  14. 2025-03-06

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

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  15. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  16. 2025-03-18

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

  17. 2025-03-20

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

  18. 2025-03-20

    ED - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  20. 2025-04-02

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

  21. 2025-04-04

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

  22. 2025-04-04

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

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  23. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-04-11

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

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  25. 2025-04-12

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  26. 2025-04-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  27. 2025-04-12

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

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  28. 2025-04-18

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  29. 2025-04-18

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

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  30. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

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  31. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

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  32. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

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  33. 2025-05-13

    Governor signed.

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  34. 2025-05-13

    Chapter 256, 2025 Laws.

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  35. 2025-05-13

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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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

Related bills

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Official source

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

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