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WA SB 5397

died on adjournment

Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5397 pass?

No. WA SB 5397 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SB 5397 about?

WA SB 5397 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5397?

Ramos is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5397, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ramosprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Clevelandcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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  2. 2025-02-06

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5397&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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