SB 5110 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.

SB 5110 allows Washington's community and technical colleges to waive tuition and certain fees for tribal elders. Specifically, it permits colleges to waive all or a portion of tuition and service and activity fees for tribal elders over 55 years old from eligible Indian tribes. This bill directly affects these tribal elders who may seek to enroll in community or technical colleges. The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is authorized to adopt rules to implement this provision.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Dec 23, 2024 Signed Apr 29, 2025

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Bill → Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The document has been updated from a draft bill text to the final certified version passed by the legislature. The primary changes include the addition of official certification signatures, vote counts, and filing dates, while the original bill text remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added official certification text, signatures, and vote tallies to confirm the bill was passed by both chambers.

Included specific dates for Senate passage (February 28, 2025) and House passage (April 12, 2025).

Removed the draft bill identifier 'Z-0126.2' and replaced it with the formal 'CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT' header.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House Apr 12, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 28, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 12, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (79-18-3)

house

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

APP - Majority; do pass.

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

PEW - Majority; do pass.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)

senate

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

WM - Majority; do pass.

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

And refer to Ways & Means.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

HEWD - Majority; do pass.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors