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WA SB 5785

enacted

Modifying students' share of the education costs at institutions of higher education.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5785 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5785 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-20. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective date 7/1/2025.

What is WA SB 5785 about?

WA SB 5785 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modifying students' share of the education costs at institutions of higher education.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5785?

Robinson is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5785.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — Effective date 7/1/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robinsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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  2. 2025-03-24

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

  3. 2025-04-18

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.

  4. 2025-04-18

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

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  5. 2025-04-18

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-04-18

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2025-04-19

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. 2025-04-19

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  9. 2025-04-19

    1st substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

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  10. 2025-04-19

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  11. 2025-04-19

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  12. 2025-04-21

    First reading, referred to Appropriations.

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  13. 2025-04-22

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  14. 2025-04-23

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

  15. 2025-04-23

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

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  16. 2025-04-23

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  17. 2025-04-24

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

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  18. 2025-04-24

    Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

  19. 2025-04-24

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  20. 2025-04-24

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  21. 2025-04-25

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  22. 2025-04-25

    Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  23. 2025-04-25

    President signed.

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  24. 2025-04-26

    Speaker signed.

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  25. 2025-04-27

    Delivered to Governor.

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  26. 2025-05-20

    Governor signed.

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  27. 2025-05-20

    Chapter 395, 2025 Laws.

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  28. 2025-05-20

    Effective date 7/1/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2025-04-19 · pass · 28-20

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: no
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14)

    2025-04-24 · pass · 55-43

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

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

    2025-04-25 · pass · 28-20

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5785&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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