Bill Commons

WA SB 5355

enacted

Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5355 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5355 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5355 about?

WA SB 5355 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5355?

Orwall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5355, joined by 8 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

  • Orwallprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-22

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-04-22

    Chapter 124, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-04-22

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-17

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-15

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-08

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

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-26

    PEW - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

  13. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

  14. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-12

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

    reading-3

  16. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  17. 2025-03-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  18. 2025-03-12

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

    substitution

  19. 2025-03-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  20. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  21. 2025-02-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  22. 2025-02-28

    WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  23. 2025-02-28

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

  24. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  25. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-17

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-02-17

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-02-17

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

    substitution

  29. 2025-02-17

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  30. 2025-02-03

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  31. 2025-01-20

    First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28)

    2025-03-12 · 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: yes
    • 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: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 95-1

    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: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5355&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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