---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the criminal history of applicants to institutions of higher education."
description: "Concerning the criminal history of applicants to institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6582"
citation: "Washington SB 6582 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "NAMED ACTS", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chase"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfeaf94f-1319-4718-917f-6ff1eb5c2238"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6582&year=2017"
source_hash: "31a340d85dc2890ccd2fe4bb779ffd6f924653113492d8ae929a9dbb4bdbbd7b"
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 6582 (2017-2018) — Concerning the criminal history of applicants to institutions of higher education.

## 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/6582.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **28–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **62–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chase — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** HEWD - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-01** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** HE - 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.
- **2018-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-15** Chapter 83, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-15** 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/dfeaf94f-1319-4718-917f-6ff1eb5c2238`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).