Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5263

Concerning special education funding.

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

Sponsors

• Pedersen (Democratic)

Cosponsors (15)

• Braun (Republican)
• Bateman (Democratic)
• Chapman (Democratic)
• Conway (Democratic)
• Dhingra (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Krishnadasan (Democratic)
• Liias (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Orwall (Democratic)
• Salomon (Democratic)
• Shewmake (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Valdez
• C. Wilson (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Engrossed Second Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Second Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• May 19, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• May 19, 2025
  Chapter 368, 2025 Laws.
• May 19, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 27, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 26, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
  Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
  Senate concurred in House amendments.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  Returned to second reading for amendment.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended.
• Apr 24, 2025 · House
  House receded from amendments.
• Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
  Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
• Apr 16, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Apr 16, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 16, 2025 · House
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Apr 16, 2025 · House
  Committee amendment not adopted.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Appropriations.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 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
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
  EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
• Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.