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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding access to higher education."
description: "Expanding access to higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6141"
citation: "Washington SB 6141 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/255aec0f-07fb-4512-8f24-476451d377ac"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6141&year=2019"
source_hash: "fc8761f5fb1292651bd44b707aa330f0ea586f52a29a4b400eb513c643ca57f1"
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 6141 (2019-2020) — Expanding access to 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6141.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6141-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6141-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Randall — primary (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-07** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** CWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 307, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/255aec0f-07fb-4512-8f24-476451d377ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).