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WA SB 5023

died on adjournment

Providing labor market protections for domestic workers.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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

  1. 2024-12-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-20

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

  4. 2025-02-07

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

  5. 2025-02-14

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

  6. 2025-02-14

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

    substitution

  7. 2025-02-18

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-02-18

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2025-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-05

    1st substitute bill substituted (LC 25).

    substitution

  11. 2025-03-05

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. 2025-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-05

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

    reading-3

  14. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-18

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

  16. 2025-03-28

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

  17. 2025-03-28

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  19. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-04-05

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

  21. 2025-04-07

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

  22. 2025-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  25. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-11

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

    reading-2

  27. 2025-04-27

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

  28. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  29. 2026-01-12

    Senate Rules "X" file.

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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

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