---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a pilot project for tribal compact schools."
description: "Creating a pilot project for tribal compact schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6474"
citation: "Washington SB 6474 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "INDIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCoy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/945d6d85-04e9-4aa4-a9ac-a1b1d5e1d250"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6474&year=2017"
source_hash: "1518d466789b803ce2a5d414b927fa4ff45403d43bca3ce9e71f891abd076113"
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 6474 (2017-2018) — Creating a pilot project for tribal compact schools.

## 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/6474.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6474-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **86–11** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McCoy — primary (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-19** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-05** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-01** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-05** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 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, 44; nays, 3; 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** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-22** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-01** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 290, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** 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/945d6d85-04e9-4aa4-a9ac-a1b1d5e1d250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).