--- type: "Bill" title: "Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.)" description: "Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.)" jurisdiction: "us/states/wa" legislature: "Washington Legislature" session: "2023-2024" identifier: "SB 5180" citation: "Washington SB 5180 (2023-2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Hunt"] version_count: 2 action_count: 49 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2023-01-05" last_action: "2024-03-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6b2ec6d-6717-441b-bf0a-fcbda0bd836f" source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5180&year=2023" source_hash: "f083bf82db0bb4d65a540fb3b305d64e702d1ebfe4af01641ba52e7ee6779976" 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 5180 (2023-2024) — Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.) ## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5180.htm) 2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5180.PL.htm) ## Votes - Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#3) — **96–1** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **48–0** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#4) — **41–6** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#54) — **92–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Hunt — primary (person) - Hawkins — cosponsor (person) - Mullet — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing` - **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1` - **2023-01-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. - **2023-01-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. - **2023-01-25** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-01-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **2023-01-26** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **2023-02-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. - **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. - **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2` - **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3` - **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1` - **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. - **2023-03-27** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. - **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. - **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. - **2024-01-24** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3` - **2024-02-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3` - **2024-02-05** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1` - **2024-02-05** Committee relieved of further consideration. - **2024-02-05** Referred to Education. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM. - **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM. - **2024-02-20** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2` - **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. - **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3` - **2024-03-04** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon. - **2024-03-04** Conference committee appointed. Senators Wellman, Hunt, Hawkins. - **2024-03-05** Conference committee request granted. - **2024-03-05** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Rude, Santos, Shavers. - **2024-03-06** Conference committee report; received 10:36 AM 3/6/2024. - **2024-03-06** Conference committee report; received 11:30 AM 3/6/2024. - **2024-03-07** Conference committee report adopted. - **2024-03-07** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. - **2024-03-07** Conference committee report adopted. - **2024-03-07** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 41; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2. - **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage` - **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2024-03-28** Chapter 317, 2024 Laws. `became-law` - **2024-03-28** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6b2ec6d-6717-441b-bf0a-fcbda0bd836f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).