---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning state and federal special education funding."
description: "Concerning state and federal special education funding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5091"
citation: "Washington SB 5091 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-07"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ead7ab04-0fb2-48fc-a87e-26319575da45"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5091&year=2019"
source_hash: "a5e70b7f7b98eea1d7046fd05b36bafd0bb9277a251b36ef74f6afcc77ba22f9"
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 5091 (2019-2020) — Concerning state and federal special education funding.

## 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/5091.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5091-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5091-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5091-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-07** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-18** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-28** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-18** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-28** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-28** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** Vote on final passage will be reconsidered.
- **2019-03-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Education.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-27** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 387, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 12:30 PM
- **2019-02-20T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ead7ab04-0fb2-48fc-a87e-26319575da45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).