WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5210: Student loan bill of rights

Establishing a student loan bill of rights.

Summary

  • Establishes the Washington student education loan bill of rights. Requires the student achievement council to designate a student education loan ombuds within the office of student financial assistance to provide timely assistance to a student education loan borrower with a student education loan.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 17, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1440
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a student loan bill of rights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

9 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Joe Fain R-47Jeannie Darneille D-27Patty Kuderer D-48Maralyn Chase D-32Karen Keiser D-33Jamie Pedersen D-43Guy Palumbo D-1Rebecca Saldaña D-37Steve Conway D-29

Votes

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

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5210 in other sessions

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