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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5978

SB 5978: Guaranteed admissions prg.

Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications.

Summary

  • Establishes the Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program.
  • Requires the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) members to transfer transcript data for students in grade 11 and 12.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to work with WSIPC to develop a process to facilitate data transfer from school districts that are not members of WSIPC.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5978), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew Hansen (D-23)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
January 30, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5978, SSB 5978

AN ACT Relating to making higher education more accessible by establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew Hansen (D-23)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Marko Liias D-21T'wina Nobles D-28Sharon Shewmake D-42Vandana Slatter D-48

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5978)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5978)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5978)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5978)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5978 in other sessions

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

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