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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5673: Community & tech colleges

Creating a two-year freeze on tuition rates at community and technical colleges.

Summary

  • Freezes tuition increases for students attending the state's public community and technical colleges for the 2013-2015 biennium.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
February 7, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2014

AN ACT Relating to creating a two-year freeze on tuition rates at community and technical colleges;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-46Ed Murray D-43Bob Hasegawa D-11Maralyn Chase D-32Steve Conway D-29Paull Shin D-21Karen Fraser D-22Kevin Ranker D-40Nick Harper D-38Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Christine Rolfes D-23

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. And refer to Ways & Means.
  4. HIE - Majority; without recommendation.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means.
  6. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5673 in other sessions

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

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