---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a systemwide credit policy regarding advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international exams."
description: "Establishing a systemwide credit policy regarding advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international exams."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5410"
citation: "Washington SB 5410 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58c27011-ff05-49ed-8e29-23089734a2ee"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5410&year=2019"
source_hash: "819becc6906a2dab4ab86bb3d93991c3294cd40479331da4e3471f4c79cbc3f7"
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 5410 (2019-2020) — Establishing a systemwide credit policy regarding advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international exams.

## 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/5410.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5410-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5410-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-05** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-04** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** CWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 316, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-29T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-27T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-20T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58c27011-ff05-49ed-8e29-23089734a2ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).