SSB 5477 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to requiring institutions of higher education to waive application fees for low-income students;
Description Requiring institutions of higher education to waive application fees for low-income students.

Details

Date Introduced 01/31/2019
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $2,704,206.50
Original Prediction 0.00%

Bill Topics

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
LOW-INCOME PERSONS

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (Public)
Hearing Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (Executive)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)

SSB 5477 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5477 at leg.wa.gov
Retained in Present Status
01/13/2020
SWays & Means
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
02/04/2019
SWays & Means
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/04/2019
SWays & Means
Referred to Ways & Means.
01/31/2019
SWays & Means
HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/22/2019
SWays & Means
First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.