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WA SB 5859

died on adjournment

Expanding opportunities for competency-based assessments in graduation pathway options.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5859 pass?

No. WA SB 5859 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 (2026-01-22): Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

What is WA SB 5859 about?

WA SB 5859 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Expanding opportunities for competency-based assessments in graduation pathway options.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5859?

Wellman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5859, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-22 — Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wellmanprimary
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-09

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2026-01-12

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

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  3. 2026-01-22

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

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=5859&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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