Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.
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Moved
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Became law
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Officially: “Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. · Jan 13, 2025
HEWD - Majority; do pass. · Jan 23, 2025
And refer to Ways & Means. · Jan 23, 2025
Referred to Ways & Means. · Jan 24, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Feb 13, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 13, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 18, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 19, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 28, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Feb 28, 2025
First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. · Mar 4, 2025
PEW - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 26, 2025
PEW - Majority; do pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 26, 2025
Referred to Appropriations. · Mar 28, 2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Apr 5, 2025
APP - Majority; do pass. · Apr 5, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Apr 5, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 10, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 12, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 3. · Apr 12, 2025
President signed. · Apr 16, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 22, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 29, 2025
Chapter 177, 2025 Laws. · Apr 29, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 29, 2025
The numbers
14
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Claudia KauffmanMike ChapmanManka DhingraNoel FrameBob HasegawaMarko LiiasLiz LovelettT'wina NoblesMarcus RiccelliRebecca SaldañaSharon ShewmakeVandana SlatterJavier ValdezLisa Wellman
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-12 · Yea 78, Nay 17, Absent 0, Excused 3
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-28 · Yea 48, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
AARP WA ST OFFICEvia Cathleen MacCaul
1 filingGRADUATE & PROF STUDENT SENATE/U OF Wvia Mykhail Lembke
1 filingFrom 2 filings in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 29, 2025).