---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities."
description: "Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5315"
citation: "Washington SB 5315 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e8fcacc-08a3-4b24-817e-bc75e9f3c5b4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5315&year=2023"
source_hash: "e0b008905e3ae829a6813edee2d7e79388f8e2e54fe9ee15ebfb27901085be37"
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 5315 (2023-2024) — Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.

## 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/5315.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5315-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-30** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-30** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-22** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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 action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-27** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-13** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2023-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-22** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 436, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e8fcacc-08a3-4b24-817e-bc75e9f3c5b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).