---
type: "Bill"
title: "Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education."
description: "Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5593"
citation: "Washington SB 5593 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bfedd22-326e-4726-b222-2d9ac042e1e9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5593&year=2023"
source_hash: "d4ed4a98be21e71ccbeda4a84d462a9c50a54d556edd619aa9deb8b50a020c02"
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 5593 (2023-2024) — Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

## 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/5593.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5593-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5593-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5593-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- 687 Rude Pg 1 Ln 13 (#3) — **45–52** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **40–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-09** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-09** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** 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; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-20** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-03** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 406, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-09** 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/0bfedd22-326e-4726-b222-2d9ac042e1e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).