republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5878.md

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Bill	Clarifying visual and performing arts instruction.	Clarifying visual and performing arts instruction.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	SB 5878	Washington SB 5878 (2021-2022)	bill	ART AND ARTWORKS PERFORMING ARTS AND PERFORMANCE FACILITIES SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS	enacted	Rolfes	3	33	3	2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00	2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/a2d4ad16-61b1-4a3f-991f-ac7440d90116	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5878&year=2021	b2fedb0a0851657ef9e2057a12720867bb58c1fda77a456b1545ef71b6089165	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5878 (2021-2022) — Clarifying visual and performing arts instruction.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — 47–2 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#35) — 46–3 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — 92–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Rolfes — primary (person)
• C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• Hunt — cosponsor (person)
• Lovick — cosponsor (person)
• Nobles — cosponsor (person)
• Wellman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. reading-1
• 2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
• 2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
• 2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. reading-2
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 22). substitution
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Education. reading-1
• 2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
• 2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
• 2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. reading-2
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. 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, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. 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 250, 2022 Laws. became-law
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 6/9/2022. became-law
• 2022-01-24T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
• 2022-01-28T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
• 2022-02-18T15:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
• 2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2d4ad16-61b1-4a3f-991f-ac7440d90116. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).