The bill that would require textbooks price disclosure (HB 2300) passed in the Washington State House of Representatives by a vote of 93-4 this afternoon. Thanks to support from the 43rd's own Speaker Chopp and sponsor Representative Hasegawa, students are one step closer to lower textbook prices. The original authors WashPIRG and ASUW are now officially joined by the Student Lobby and Faculty Lobby.
HB 2300 is now referred to the Senate to be passed. It is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Higher Education Committee on Monday, March 19th. In order to pass during this session, it must be pulled from the Rules Committee by March 30th. To acheive this, students at UW are counting support from co-sponsor Senator Murray of the 43rd District.
