---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning paraeducators."
description: "Concerning paraeducators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6388"
citation: "Washington SB 6388 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-15"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/996c27ee-b74c-430a-847a-443c1b69baef"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6388&year=2017"
source_hash: "913c127b6aa521d207f49e3a5f65212f27d63cc4dd7fb0de3f5d1720312b85e3"
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 6388 (2017-2018) — Concerning paraeducators.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6388.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6388-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-15** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-30** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 153, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** 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/996c27ee-b74c-430a-847a-443c1b69baef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).