Legislature awaits budget deals with session's end two days away

With time running out on the 2021 regular session and budget negotiations still underway, legislators this week continued concurrence votes and debating bills necessary to implement the budget, including the proposed capital gains tax. The 105-day session ends Sunday.

For the community and technical college system, the Senate concurred with House amendments to E2SSB 5194, the equity and access in community and technical colleges bill, and E2SSB 5227, the bill requiring diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism training at colleges and universities. Both bills now go to Gov. Inslee for signature.

Bill status roundup

The bills listed below have been featured in this year's Legislative News. This bill status is as of noon Friday.

Bill number	Bill title	Bill status
SHB 1016	Making Juneteenth a legal holiday.	April 20: Delivered to Governor
2SHB 1033	Concerning the Washington customized employment training program.	April 20: Delivered to Governor
2SHB 1044	Creating prison to postsecondary education pathways.	April 22: Delivered to Governor
SHB 1166	Expanding access to the homeless and foster care college students pilot program.	April 13: Delivered to Governor
ESHB 1176	Concerning access to higher education.	April 22: Delivered to Governor
SHB 1302	Concerning college in the high school programs.	April 13: Delivered to Governor
E2SSB 5194	Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges.	April 19: Senate concurred with House amendments 30-19
E2SSB 5227	Requiring diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training and assessments at institutions of higher education.	April 19: Senate concurred with House amendments 32-17
SSB 5401	Authorizing community and technical colleges to offer bachelor degrees in computer science.	April 20: Delivered to Governor
SB 5431	Creating the Rosa Franklin legislative internship program scholarship.	April 16: Governor signed