Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

SB 5397 — Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges.

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

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

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Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5397?
SB 5397 is sponsored by Derek Stanford (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Annette Cleveland (Democrat), Vandana Slatter (Democrat), Bill Ramos (Democrat), and Adrian Cortes (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5397?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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