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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1540: Homelessness/tribal colleges

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1540 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college. Primary sponsor: Joe Timmons (D). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe TimmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lillian Ortiz-SelfCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 92, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. WM - Majority; do pass.
  12. Referred to Ways & Means.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page