republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5227.md

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Bill	Requiring diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training and assessments at institutions of higher education.	Requiring diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training and assessments at institutions of higher education.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	SB 5227	Washington SB 5227 (2021-2022)	bill	COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES DISCRIMINATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE MINORITIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL	enacted	Randall	4	53	4	2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00	2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/13dc5712-de86-4f41-ae85-16a1fd991bf1	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5227&year=2021	d62e5cd07800a46196d542893696cd706df17c5730946fbfb39636d1942e1abf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5227 (2021-2022) — Requiring diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training and assessments at 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
2. Engrossed Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 252 Ericksen Pg 2 Ln 33 (#11) — 20–28 (fail) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — 32–17 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — 67–31 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — 35–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Randall — primary (person)
• C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• Das — cosponsor (person)
• Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
• Hunt — cosponsor (person)
• Keiser — cosponsor (person)
• Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
• Liias — cosponsor (person)
• Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
• Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• Nobles — cosponsor (person)
• Stanford — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. reading-1
• 2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
• 2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
• 2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+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
• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). substitution
• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. reading-1
• 2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM.
• 2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 CWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Appropriations. referral-committee
• 2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by College & Workforce Development. committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. reading-2
• 2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• 2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 Passed final passage; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Chapter 275, 2021 Laws. became-law
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 7/25/2021. became-law
• 2021-01-26T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
• 2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
• 2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
• 2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
• 2021-03-10T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 08:00 AM
• 2021-03-18T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM
• 2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
• 2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/13dc5712-de86-4f41-ae85-16a1fd991bf1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).