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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6259: Higher ed./damage by student

In committee 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 6259 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing that students are no longer eligible for and must repay state aid immediately upon determination of significant monetary damage to a public institution of higher education. Primary sponsor: Matt Boehnke (R). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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 establishing that students are no longer eligible for state aid and must repay grants, scholarships, and other financial aid immediately upon determination of significant monetary damage to a public institution of higher education;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt BoehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

Sources

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