Committee
Washington Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1273 | Improving student access to dual credit programs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1279 | Providing postsecondary education consumer protections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/11/2025 |
| HB1486 | Adding a student member to the state board for community and technical colleges. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| HB1540 | Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB1556 | Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| HB1572 | Modifying higher education accreditation standards. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB1587 | Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/11/2025 |
| HB1705 | Convening a work group to study and recommend strategies to recruit, train, and retain large animal veterinarians. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1722 | Reviewing state restrictions affecting students participating in secondary career and technical education programs and other state-approved career pathways. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/11/2025 |
| SB5027 | Establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5087 | Establishing legal education programs at community and technical colleges. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5110 | Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5115 | Creating the Washington dream act service incentive program. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5158 | Concerning student athlete insurance. | Crossed Over | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5164 | Providing student navigational supports to increase postsecondary enrollment. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5205 | Concerning Washington college grant award amounts. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| SB5275 | Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying the funding for the passport to careers program. | In Committee | 01/15/2025 |
| SB5304 | Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| SB5308 | Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| SB5321 | Concerning access at public postsecondary educational institutions to medication abortion. | In Committee | 01/17/2025 |
| SB5355 | Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/20/2025 |
| SB5397 | Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges. | In Committee | 01/21/2025 |
| SB5402 | Modifying financial aid eligibility. | In Committee | 01/21/2025 |
| SB5424 | Establishing a health sciences campus of the University of Washington. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| SB5442 | Establishing a college promise pilot program. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| SB5523 | Concerning the role of students on the governing boards of institutions of higher education. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| SB5542 | Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges. | Crossed Over | 01/28/2025 |
| SB5543 | Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| SB5562 | Concerning students attending approved apprenticeship programs. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| SB5607 | Requiring free speech information for students at institutions of higher education. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| SB5608 | Adopting free speech policy statements at public institutions of higher education. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| SB5618 | Concerning transparency in college admissions. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| SB5619 | Establishing minimum in-state resident enrollment thresholds for public universities. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| SB5639 | Providing tuition and fee waivers at public institutions of higher education for children of murdered parents. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| SB5658 | Concerning the workforce education investment account. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| SB5663 | Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning entirely online course offerings at community and technical colleges. | Crossed Over | 02/05/2025 |
| SB5666 | Establishing a public school-based mental health internship grant program. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |