---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the burden of proof for special education due process hearings."
description: "Concerning the burden of proof for special education due process hearings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5883"
citation: "Washington SB 5883 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trudeau"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-19"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b47074f8-6ce1-4c43-8dab-4d9bc1ea1992"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5883&year=2023"
source_hash: "abb82f53e2470119cdf5598f24c37ce3aa6c9d559443f3f56593669e29eb96ca"
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 5883 (2023-2024) — Concerning the burden of proof for special education due process hearings.

## 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/5883.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5883.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Trudeau — primary (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-19** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-15** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-18** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-18** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-01-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-01-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-02** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 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`
- **2024-02-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-13** Chapter 29, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-13** 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/b47074f8-6ce1-4c43-8dab-4d9bc1ea1992`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).