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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5263: Special education funding

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 5263 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning special education funding. Primary sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 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 special education funding;

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

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie PedersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
John BraunCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
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 368, 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, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. House receded from amendments.
  10. Rules suspended.
  11. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  12. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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