Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 11 D cosponsors

SB 5304 — Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  5. Minority; without recommendation.

  6. WM - Majority; do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  8. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  9. Referred to Ways & Means.

  10. And refer to Ways & Means.

  11. HEWD - Majority; do pass.

  12. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

  13. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

housing education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5304?
SB 5304 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Vandana Slatter (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5304?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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