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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2089

HB 2089: Veterans' tuition waivers

Changing veterans' tuition waiver provisions.

Summary

  • Creates a comprehensive veterans' waiver statute and repeals certain other statutes.
  • Creates permissive tuition waivers for eligible veterans.
  • Creates a definition for an eligible veteran.
  • Creates permissive tuition waivers for the children, spouse, and surviving children and spouse of eligible veterans.
  • Creates a college tuition refund option for enrolled students activated to military duty.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2089), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed HouseMar 17, 2003
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
February 25, 2003 in the House
Last action
March 11, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2089, ESHB 2089

AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers at institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Deb Wallace D-17Dawn Morrell D-25Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Mark Miloscia D-30

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 17, 2003
Version voted on: ESHB 2089
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52000
Republican46000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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House · Final Passage

Passed February 6, 2004
Version voted on: ESHB 2089
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51001
Republican46000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2089)
  2. First reading, referred to Higher Education. (ESHB 2089)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2089)
  4. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 2089)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2089)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2089)
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2089)
  8. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2089)
  9. First reading, referred to Higher Education. (ESHB 2089)
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESHB 2089)
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2089)
  12. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2089)
  13. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2089)
  14. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 2089)
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (ESHB 2089)
  18. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 2089)
  20. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2089)
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  23. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  24. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 2089 in other sessions

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