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WA SB 5023

died on adjournment

Providing labor market protections for domestic workers.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5023 pass?

No. WA SB 5023 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 (2026-01-12): Senate Rules "X" file.

What is WA SB 5023 about?

WA SB 5023 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing labor market protections for domestic workers.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5023?

Saldaña is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5023, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Senate Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Saldañaprimary
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. 2025-04-27

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

  4. 2025-04-11

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  5. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-07

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  11. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-03-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2025-03-28

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  15. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  16. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  18. 2025-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  19. 2025-03-05

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  20. 2025-03-05

    1st substitute bill substituted (LC 25).

    substitution

  21. 2025-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  22. 2025-02-18

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. 2025-02-18

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2025-02-14

    LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  25. 2025-02-14

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  26. 2025-02-07

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  27. 2025-01-20

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  28. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  29. 2024-12-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 29-20

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: no
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5023&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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