Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5543

Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.

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

Sponsors

• Boehnke (Republican)

Cosponsors (6)

• C. Wilson (Democratic)
• Valdez
• Ramos
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Hasegawa (Democratic)
• Slatter (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Passed Legislature
• Bill

Roll-call votes

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

Actions

• May 15, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025.
• May 15, 2025
  Chapter 288, 2025 Laws.
• May 15, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 22, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 18, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 4.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 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
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; do pass.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Apr 4, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  PEW - Majority; do pass.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
• Mar 18, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
• Mar 9, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
• Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; do pass.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 17, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
  HEWD - Majority; do pass.
• Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.
• Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
• Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.