Legislative actions affecting higher education in the state of Washington in 1979, enacted by the forty-sixth Washington state legislature are presented. Numbers and brief descriptions of both House and Senate bills are provided in Section 1. Section 2 summarizes Senate and House resolutions and appropriations act study provisos directed to the Council for Postsecondary Education. Also included in this section are the texts of Senate Resolution 1979-90, 1979-95, 1979-96, and 1979-97. The operating budget for 1979-81 for higher education in the state is provided in Section 3, including a comparison of the 1978-79 and 1979-81 figures. The capital budget for 1979-81 for higher education is outlined in Section 4. The final section gives the 1979 tuition, fees, and financial aid figures and a comparison of the tuition and fee rates between 1978-79 and 1979-81. Appended are tables that show the operating budgets in the state by institution, program, and source of funds; the capital budget for new projects by institution, project, and fund source; and texts of selected legislation. (PHR)