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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 4, 2024 | WA | SB 5824 | Increases Legal Protections for State Public Libraries | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
March 4, 2024 | WA | SB 5462 | Amends State Learning Standards to Include Education on the LGBTQ+ Community | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
March 1, 2024 | WA | HB 1368 | Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | WA | SB 5849 | Establishes Computer Science Competency as a High School Graduation Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3) |
Feb. 1, 2024 | WA | SB 5804 | Requires Schools keep Opoid Overdose Reversal Medication | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
April 20, 2023 | WA | HB 1559 | Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
April 19, 2023 | WA | SB 5593 | Authorizes Institutions of Higher Education Access to K-12 Student Data | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
April 19, 2023 | WA | SB 5593 | Authorizes Institutions of Higher Education Access to K-12 Student Data | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
April 11, 2023 | WA | HB 1238 | Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
March 10, 2022 | WA | HB 1736 | Establishes a State Student Loan Program | (27 - 21) |
April 22, 2021 | WA | HB 1365 | Requires Development and Administration of a Technology Grant Program | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
April 3, 2021 | WA | HB 1214 | Establishes the Category of Safety and Security Staff for K-12 Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
March 8, 2021 | WA | SB 5194 | Requires Community and Technical Colleges Establish a Faculty Diversity Program | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
Jan. 27, 2021 | WA | SB 5044 | Requires Anti-Racism and Equity Training in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
March 9, 2020 | WA | SB 6561 | Establishes a Student Loan Program for Undocumented Students | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
Feb. 12, 2020 | WA | SB 6262 | Requires Schools to Incorporate Curriculum on Local Indian Tribes | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Jan. 30, 2020 | WA | SB 6492 | Amends the Business and Occupation Tax for Workforce Education Investment Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22) |
Feb. 27, 2019 | WA | SB 5395 | Establishes K-12 Sexual Health Education Programs in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
Feb. 27, 2019 | WA | SB 5395 | Establishes K-12 Sexual Health Education Programs in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
Jan. 19, 2018 | WA | SB 5766 | Requires School Districts to Adopt Transgender Student Policies and Procedures | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
March 10, 2016 | WA | SB 6194 | Authorizes Public Charter Schools | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Feb. 16, 2016 | WA | SB 6195 | Amends Education Funding System | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Feb. 10, 2016 | WA | SB 6443 | Repeals Rule Authorizing Use of Bathrooms Consistent with Gender Identity | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 25) |
Jan. 20, 2016 | WA | SB 6194 | Authorizes Commission Oversight for Public Charter Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
July 9, 2015 | WA | HB 2266 | Establishes a Delay on Class Size Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
June 30, 2015 | WA | HB 2266 | Establishes a Delay on Class Size Restrictions | Bill Failed - Senate (27 - 17) |
April 6, 2015 | WA | SB 6088 | Amends Class Size-Related Funding Calculation | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
March 11, 2015 | WA | SB 5748 | Requires the Use of Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Jan. 31, 2014 | WA | SB 6523 | Authorizes In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Individuals | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10) |
March 6, 2013 | WA | SB 5328 | Establishes a Grading System for Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
April 11, 2012 | WA | SB 5940 | Amends Public School Employees Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20) |
April 11, 2012 | WA | SB 5940 | Amends Public School Employees Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20) |
Feb. 15, 2010 | WA | SB 6562 | Expanding State University Tuition Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
April 25, 2009 | WA | HB 2344 | Allowing Tuition Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
April 16, 2009 | WA | HB 2261 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Feb. 18, 2008 | WA | SB 6305 | Use of Federal Sex Education Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
March 7, 2007 | WA | Sub SB 5297 | Sexual Health Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
Feb. 10, 2006 | WA | Sub SB 6475 | Certificate of Academic Achievement Alternative Methods | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10) |