HB 1486 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Adding a student member to the state board for community and technical colleges.

House Bill 1486 adds a student member to the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, increasing its total membership from nine to ten. This change ensures that a student currently enrolled in a community or technical college will have a voice in the board's decisions. The student member will serve a one-year term and must be at least 18 years old. They will participate in discussions and policy development, though they will be excluded from voting on matters related to hiring, discipline, personnel, or pending litigation.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 2 edits

MINOR

The document was updated from a draft 'Substitute Bill' to a final 'Substitute Passed Legislature' version. The primary change is the addition of a formal certification page confirming that the bill was passed by both the House and Senate with specific vote counts and dates, along with signatures from the Chief Clerk and Secretary of State. This change signifies that the bill has completed the legislative process and is ready for the Governor's signature or veto.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a formal certification page with vote tallies (House: 75-20, Senate: 39-10) and dates (March 11, 2025, and April 9, 2025) to document the final passage of the bill.

TECHNICAL

Included signatures and titles for the Chief Clerk and Secretary of State to validate the bill as officially enrolled and filed.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

41–10

Passed

Total votes 51

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

10 Yea 10 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-10)

senate

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

HEWD - Majority; do pass.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (76-21-3)

house

Feb 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors