SB 5542 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges;
Description Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges.

Details

Date Introduced 01/28/2025
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $992,861.44

Bill Topics

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (Public)
Hearing Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (Executive)
Hearing House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (Public)
Hearing House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (Executive)

SB 5542 Bill Timeline

Go to SB 5542 at leg.wa.gov
Introduced
04/27/2025
SRules 3
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
03/28/2025
SRules 3
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
03/26/2025
SRules 3
PEW - Executive action taken by committee.
03/26/2025
SRules 3
PEW - Majority; do pass.
03/08/2025
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
03/06/2025
SRules 3
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/06/2025
SRules 3
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
03/05/2025
SRules 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/11/2025
SRules 3
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/10/2025
SRules 3
HEWD - Majority; do pass.
01/28/2025
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.