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WA SB 5000

died on adjournment

Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5000 pass?

No. WA SB 5000 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

What is WA SB 5000 about?

WA SB 5000 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5000?

J. Wilson is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5000, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • J. Wilsonprimary
  • Wagonercosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • McCunecosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor
  • Warnickcosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Fortunatocosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor
  • Clevelandcosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Gildoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-02

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-01-17

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-01-17

    SGTE - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-21

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  7. 2025-01-29

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  8. 2025-02-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-02-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-02-07

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:15 AM.

  12. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  13. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  14. 2026-01-21

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  15. 2026-01-28

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  16. 2026-01-30

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  18. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  19. 2026-02-25

    SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-25

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  21. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2025-02-05 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage (#17)

    2026-01-28 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5000&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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