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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5253: Special education services

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 5253 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. Primary sponsor: Adrian Cortes (D). It lists 10 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 extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adrian CortesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
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 256, 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, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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