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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board staffing changes."
description: "Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board staffing changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5534"
citation: "Washington SB 5534 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2af1d61-cb07-4e85-af16-88d83473a7d2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5534&year=2023"
source_hash: "6dbf05d59b221c6b679d90fdf2373b5657128c712f0775fb6aa2f10de1d69574"
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 5534 (2023-2024) — Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board staffing changes.
## 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/5534.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5534.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5534.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Randall — primary (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-23** 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; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** PEW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 282, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2af1d61-cb07-4e85-af16-88d83473a7d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).