---
type: "Bill"
title: "Awarding diplomas posthumously."
description: "Awarding diplomas posthumously."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5498"
citation: "Washington SB 5498 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAMED ACTS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72317999-1f17-4904-8622-dfd9ab703e9d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5498&year=2021"
source_hash: "b1b93ac8e5781bfdd15a0da79bc989c4b291e966f290701010e59d172f283f85"
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 5498 (2021-2022) — Awarding diplomas posthumously.

## 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/5498.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#40) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 224, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72317999-1f17-4904-8622-dfd9ab703e9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).