WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2700: Affirmative action

Permitting a college or university to maintain a diverse student population by considering race, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the admission and transfer process without using quotas, predetermined points, or set asides.

Summary

  • Grants express permission to pubic institutions of higher education to consider race, color, ethnicity, or national origin in admissions and transfer decisions.
  • Limits the consideration of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin in admission and transfer decisions for the sole purpose of promoting diversity on the campus.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2700), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)
Introduced
January 19, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 19, 2004
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 6268
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to bringing state law into conformity with 2003 United States supreme court affirmative action decisions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46)

18 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Don Cox R-9Bill Fromhold D-49Skip Priest R-30Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Fred Jarrett R-41Maralyn Chase D-32Dave Upthegrove D-33Jim McIntire D-46Lynn Kessler D-24John McCoy D-38Jeanne Edwards D-1Kathy Haigh D-35Alex Wood D-3Geoff Simpson D-47Shay Schual-Berke D-33Steve Conway D-29Zack Hudgins D-11Joe McDermott D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 2700 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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