WA SB 5000

died on adjournment

Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-25
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-30
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2025-03-14
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:15 AM.
2025-02-07
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-02-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-01-29
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-01-21
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-01-17
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-17
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-14
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
reading-1,referral-committee
2024-12-02
Prefiled for introduction.
filing

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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

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

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