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    <title>WA Leg - SB 5543</title>
    <description>Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.</description>
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      <title>01 - January 28, 2025 - First reading, referred to Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development.</title>
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      <title>02 - February 6, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>03 - February 10, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.</title>
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      <title>04 - February 10, 2025 - HEWD - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>05 - February 10, 2025 - And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>06 - February 11, 2025 - Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>07 - February 17, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 4:00 PM.</title>
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      <title>08 - February 28, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>09 - February 28, 2025 - WM - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>10 - February 28, 2025 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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      <title>11 - March 5, 2025 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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      <title>12 - March 7, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>13 - March 7, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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      <title>14 - March 9, 2025 - First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education &amp; Workforce.</title>
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      <title>15 - March 18, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education &amp; Workforce at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>16 - March 26, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education &amp; Workforce at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>17 - March 26, 2025 - PEW - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>18 - March 26, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>19 - March 26, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <title>20 - March 28, 2025 - Referred to Appropriations.</title>
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      <title>21 - April 4, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>22 - April 5, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.</title>
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      <title>23 - April 5, 2025 - APP - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>24 - April 5, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>25 - April 5, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <title>26 - April 8, 2025 - Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
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      <title>27 - April 10, 2025 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
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      <title>28 - April 10, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>29 - April 10, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 4.</title>
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      <title>30 - April 16, 2025 - President signed.</title>
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      <title>31 - April 18, 2025 - Speaker signed.</title>
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      <title>32 - April 22, 2025 - Delivered to Governor.</title>
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      <title>33 - May 15, 2025 - Governor signed.</title>
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      <title>34 - May 15, 2025 - Chapter 288, 2025 Laws.</title>
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      <title>35 - May 15, 2025 - Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
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