WA Leg - SB 5963

WA Leg - SB 5963 Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False 01 - January 5, 2026 - Prefiled for introduction. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 01-January5,2026-Prefiledforintroduction. 02 - January 12, 2026 - First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 02-January12,2026-Firstreading,referredtoHigherEducation&WorkforceDevelopment. 03 - January 19, 2026 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 03-January19,2026-PublichearingintheSenateCommitteeonHigherEducation&WorkforceDevelopmentat10:30AM. 04 - January 22, 2026 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 04-January22,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheSenateCommitteeonHigherEducation&WorkforceDevelopmentat1:30PM. 05 - January 22, 2026 - HEWD - Majority; do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 05-January22,2026-HEWD-Majority;dopass. 06 - January 22, 2026 - And refer to Ways & Means. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 06-January22,2026-AndrefertoWays&Means. 07 - January 23, 2026 - Referred to Ways & Means. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 07-January23,2026-ReferredtoWays&Means. 08 - February 3, 2026 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 08-February3,2026-PublichearingintheSenateCommitteeonWays&Meansat4:00PM. 09 - February 9, 2026 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 09-February9,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheSenateCommitteeonWays&Meansat10:30AM. 10 - February 9, 2026 - WM - Majority; do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 10-February9,2026-WM-Majority;dopass. 11 - February 9, 2026 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 11-February9,2026-PassedtoRulesCommitteeforsecondreading. 12 - February 12, 2026 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 12-February12,2026-PlacedonsecondreadingbyRulesCommittee. 13 - February 13, 2026 - Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 13-February13,2026-Rulessuspended.PlacedonThirdReading. 14 - February 13, 2026 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 14-February13,2026-Thirdreading,passed;yeas,48;nays,0;absent,0;excused,1. 15 - February 17, 2026 - First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 15-February17,2026-Firstreading,referredtoPostsecondaryEducation&Workforce. 16 - February 18, 2026 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 16-February18,2026-PublichearingintheHouseCommitteeonPostsecondaryEducation&Workforceat1:30PM. 17 - February 24, 2026 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 17-February24,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheHouseCommitteeonPostsecondaryEducation&Workforceat1:30PM. 18 - February 24, 2026 - PEW - Majority; do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 18-February24,2026-PEW-Majority;dopass. 19 - February 25, 2026 - Referred to Rules 2 Review. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 19-February25,2026-ReferredtoRules2Review. 20 - March 2, 2026 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 20-March2,2026-RulesCommitteerelievedoffurtherconsideration.Placedonsecondreading. 21 - March 3, 2026 - Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 21-March3,2026-Rulessuspended.PlacedonThirdReading. 22 - March 3, 2026 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 22-March3,2026-Thirdreading,passed;yeas,92;nays,1;absent,0;excused,5. 23 - March 4, 2026 - President signed. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 23-March4,2026-Presidentsigned. 24 - March 5, 2026 - Speaker signed. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 24-March5,2026-Speakersigned. 25 - March 9, 2026 - Delivered to Governor. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 25-March9,2026-DeliveredtoGovernor. 26 - March 14, 2026 - Governor signed. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 26-March14,2026-Governorsigned. 27 - March 14, 2026 - Chapter 44, 2026 Laws. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 27-March14,2026-Chapter44,2026Laws. 28 - March 14, 2026 - Effective date 6/11/2026. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5963&Initiative=False Bill Description - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 28-March14,2026-Effectivedate6/11/2026.