---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning an ethnic studies curriculum for public school students."
description: "Concerning an ethnic studies curriculum for public school students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5023"
citation: "Washington SB 5023 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "MINORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hasegawa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2375836-09ac-41b0-a14b-adbe6484298b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5023&year=2019"
source_hash: "b9f48ad2a2027cc1333dad08a07aa5b4a270d9e322f4a104977aa821a3c41a66"
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 5023 (2019-2020) — Concerning an ethnic studies curriculum for public school 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5023.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5023-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **43–5** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **58–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hasegawa — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-12** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-25** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- **2019-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-25** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- **2019-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-04** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on third reading.
- **2019-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Chapter 279, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-07** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-01-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-07T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2375836-09ac-41b0-a14b-adbe6484298b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).