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WA SB5607
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judith Warnick
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AI Summary
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Washington state institutions of higher education must provide a free speech fundamentals workshop to all incoming students beginning with the 2025-26 academic year
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Workshops are encouraged to be presented during student orientation or as early as possible in the academic year
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Required workshop content includes: the institution's academic freedom and free speech policies, examples of potential free speech policy violations, and types of protected speech
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Institutions are strongly encouraged to develop course materials in consultation with experts in constitutional law and freedom of speech
Legislative Description
Requiring free speech information for students at institutions of higher education.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026