---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allowing the use of computer science credits for the purpose of graduation requirements."
description: "Allowing the use of computer science credits for the purpose of graduation requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5299"
citation: "Washington SB 5299 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPUTERS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c08eca48-59a8-4dd2-a9c4-26370333869f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5299&year=2021"
source_hash: "ff31cef57c91150eb3f5aa7cd93a8b4bf39b7b4d9b6d9baf8de1bf7b3fd83ffb"
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 5299 (2021-2022) — Allowing the use of computer science credits for the purpose of graduation requirements.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5299.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **75–23** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 75; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 307, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-03T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education 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/c08eca48-59a8-4dd2-a9c4-26370333869f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).