---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings."
description: "Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5670"
citation: "Washington SB 5670 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawkins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/384b7687-1c18-4262-8497-458d04c030a1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5670&year=2023"
source_hash: "7bb6841a84ebfa34948062b69cd681efe34a66f0df5bc4a706373fff229fad22"
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 5670 (2023-2024) — Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings.

## 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/5670.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5670-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5670-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5670-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5670-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#47) — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** 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`
- **2023-03-10** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-08** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2024-01-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-02** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2024-02-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-19** ED - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-18** Chapter 159, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-18** 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/384b7687-1c18-4262-8497-458d04c030a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).