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2020 Senate Bill 6142: Creating the Washington common application
Introduced by Sen. Marko Liias (Lynnwood) (D) on January 13, 2020
Referred to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on January 13, 2020
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 4, 2020
Subject to amounts appropriated, requires the public four-year institutions of higher education to enroll in the same preexisting online application with at least 500 participants.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 6, 2020
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 11, 2020
Received in the House on February 21, 2020
Referred to the House College & Workforce Development Committee on February 21, 2020
Vetoed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 3, 2020
Veto Message: Circumstances have changed dramatically since the 2020 supplemental operating budget was approved by the Legislature last month. The COVID-19 pandemic is having catastrophic effects on the health and welfare of Washingtonians. It will also have a major impact on the economic health of our state. I have conferred with leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate, and we agree that we must prepare for the effects of the lost revenue that will result from this pandemic.