Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 5 D cosponsors

SB 6227 — Formalizing data collection protocols to support parenting students.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

  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 20, 2026. 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 36% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 6227 now specifies that the council will collaborate only with public institutions of higher education, rather than both public and private not-for-profit four-year institutions. Additionally, participating institutions are now required to send their data to the council annually instead of being merely encouraged to send it to the education data center. These changes highlight a more focused approach to data collection about parenting students, which could lead to more targeted support for these individuals in higher education.

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S-4377.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6227 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators C.
S-3963.1 SENATE BILL 6227 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators C.
Wilson, Nobles, Conway, Hasegawa, and Lovick) READ FIRST TIME 01/30/26.
Wilson, Nobles, Conway, Hasegawa, and Lovick Read first time 01/20/26.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.
1 SSB 6227 policymaking, advance educational equity, and strengthen Washington's future workforce by improving postsecondary completion for student parents and their families.
1 SB 6227 policymaking, advance educational equity, and strengthen Washington's future workforce by improving postsecondary completion for student parents and their families.
(1) The council shall work with public and private not-for-profit four-year institutions of higher education to develop formal data collection protocols to identify parenting students.
(1) The council shall work with institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, to develop formal data collection protocols to identify parenting students.
Participating institutions of higher education are encouraged to send their data to the education data center at least annually.
Participating institutions of higher education shall send their data to the council annually.
2 SSB 6227
2 SB 6227
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  3. On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. And refer to Ways & Means.

  6. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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

  8. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6227?
SB 6227 is sponsored by John Lovick (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), and Claire Wilson (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6227?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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