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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5189: Competency-based education

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

SB 5189 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Supporting the implementation of competency-based education. Primary sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 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 supporting the implementation of competency-based education;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa WellmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Claudia KauffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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 278, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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