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, 202692 yea · 4 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202649 yea · 0 nay
- Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 202647 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
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