---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding higher education opportunities for certain students."
description: "Expanding higher education opportunities for certain students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1488"
citation: "Washington HB 1488 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "IMMIGRATION", "IMMIGRANTS", "AND IMMIGRATION STATUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 85
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5557a1a-c8c3-4074-b1df-0b049fc16547"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1488&year=2017"
source_hash: "f4e3aae532952110711f4fbc0370f8ca6c373241bb44c02bb92b35b2a3dcddc9"
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 HB 1488 (2017-2018) — Expanding higher education opportunities for certain students.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1488.htm)
2. **Engrossed Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1488-S3.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1488-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1488-S.htm)
5. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1488-S3.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#24) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **59–37** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) — **34–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hansen — primary (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Stokesbary — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Higher Education.
- **2018-01-24** HE - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-05** APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2018-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-13** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-17** HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Higher Education.
- **2018-01-24** HE - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-05** APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2018-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-13** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Higher Education.
- **2018-01-24** HE - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-05** APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2018-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-13** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-24** HE - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-05** APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2018-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-13** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-16** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** HEWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 204, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5557a1a-c8c3-4074-b1df-0b049fc16547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).