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Washington Legislature · SB 5543 · C 288 L 25

Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship. 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 28, 2025
HEWD - Majority; do pass. · Feb 10, 2025
And refer to Ways & Means. · Feb 10, 2025
Referred to Ways & Means. · Feb 11, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Feb 28, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 28, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 5, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 7, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 7, 2025
First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. · Mar 9, 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; do not 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 10, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 4. · Apr 10, 2025
President signed. · Apr 16, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 22, 2025
Governor signed. · May 15, 2025
Chapter 288, 2025 Laws. · May 15, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · May 15, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Matt BoehnkeVandana SlatterBob HasegawaT'wina NoblesBill RamosJavier ValdezClaire Wilson

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-10 · Yea 89, Nay 5, Absent 0, Excused 4
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-03-07 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 15, 2025).