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WA SB 5543

enacted

Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5543 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5543 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-15. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5543 about?

WA SB 5543 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5543?

Boehnke is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5543, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-15 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Boehnkeprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Ramoscosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    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. 2025-02-10

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

  4. 2025-02-10

    HEWD - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-10

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  6. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  7. 2025-02-17

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

  8. 2025-02-28

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

  9. 2025-02-28

    WM - Majority; do pass.

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  10. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  12. 2025-03-07

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  13. 2025-03-07

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  14. 2025-03-09

    First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

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  15. 2025-03-18

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

  16. 2025-03-26

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

  17. 2025-03-26

    PEW - Majority; do pass.

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  18. 2025-03-26

    Minority; do not pass.

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  19. 2025-03-26

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  20. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  21. 2025-04-04

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  22. 2025-04-05

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  23. 2025-04-05

    APP - Majority; do pass.

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  24. 2025-04-05

    Minority; do not pass.

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  25. 2025-04-05

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  26. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  27. 2025-04-10

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

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  28. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  29. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 4.

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  30. 2025-04-16

    President signed.

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  31. 2025-04-18

    Speaker signed.

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  32. 2025-04-22

    Delivered to Governor.

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  33. 2025-05-15

    Governor signed.

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  34. 2025-05-15

    Chapter 288, 2025 Laws.

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  35. 2025-05-15

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)

    2025-03-07 · pass · 49-0

    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: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#34)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 89-5

    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: no
    • 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: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: other
    • 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: other
    • 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: no
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5543&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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