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WA SB 5978

died on adjournment

Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5978 pass?

No. WA SB 5978 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 (2026-01-30): Referred to Ways & Means.

What is WA SB 5978 about?

WA SB 5978 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5978?

Hansen is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5978, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — Referred to Ways & Means.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hansenprimary
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-05

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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  3. 2026-01-19

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

  4. 2026-01-29

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

  5. 2026-01-29

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

    substitution

  6. 2026-01-29

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-29

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  8. 2026-01-30

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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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=5978&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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