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type: "Bill"
title: "Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges."
description: "Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5194"
citation: "Washington SB 5194 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "STATE BOARD FOR", "LOW-INCOME PERSONS", "MINORITIES", "NAMED ACTS", "TAXES - BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58fcf495-a715-4d7c-b6f7-0870aaee1d1e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5194&year=2021"
source_hash: "e19f7c401cda6cc810ceb6ea3083f019b4492869cdd4a3fcbc3a312fc9832ad9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---
# Washington SB 5194 (2021-2022) — Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5194.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5194-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5194-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5194-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Liias — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** CWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by College & Workforce Development. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 272, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58fcf495-a715-4d7c-b6f7-0870aaee1d1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).