---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promoting awareness of the governor's office of the education ombuds."
description: "Promoting awareness of the governor's office of the education ombuds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5376"
citation: "Washington SB 5376 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GOVERNOR", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/738c8c58-c427-4d2a-9efd-94a22ad36009"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5376&year=2021"
source_hash: "8e6a0259d93728b7c2dc2214c29a3a0c177ba600839ce268dec120e51f958f50"
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 5376 (2021-2022) — Promoting awareness of the governor's office of the education ombuds.

## 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/5376.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5376-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **44–4** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **44–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+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.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+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`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `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, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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 222, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-02-01T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-08T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-23T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on 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/738c8c58-c427-4d2a-9efd-94a22ad36009`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).