Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SSB 5841 — Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.

Signed into law — Chapter 122, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Boehnke
Introduced
January 29, 2026
Status
C 122 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 20, 2026)

What this bill does

Specifies that the state's electronic platform for high school and beyond plans must have the capability to import financial aid application data maintained by the Washington Student Achievement Council. Adds the Washington Opportunity Scholarship Program to the list of financial aid programs that students must be informed of for purposes of their high school and beyond plans.

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Floor votes

  • House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 6, 2026
    92 yea · 4 nay · 2 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 2026
    49 yea · 0 nay
  • Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 2026
    47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting

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