Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5253

Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Cortes

Cosponsors (10)

• Chapman (Democratic)
• Conway (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Krishnadasan (Democratic)
• Liias (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Shewmake (Democratic)
• Trudeau (Democratic)
• Valdez
• C. Wilson (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• May 13, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025.
• May 13, 2025
  Chapter 256, 2025 Laws.
• May 13, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 23, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 22, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 19, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
  Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
• Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
  Senate concurred in House amendments.
• Apr 12, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
• Apr 12, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 12, 2025 · House
  Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• Apr 11, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Apr 4, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Apr 4, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
• Apr 2, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
• Mar 21, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Mar 20, 2025 · House
  ED - Majority; do pass.
• Mar 20, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 18, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
• Mar 8, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Education.
• Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
  1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).
• Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
• Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.