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WA SB 5059

died on adjournment

Concerning Washington state ferries captains.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5059 pass?

No. WA SB 5059 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): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SB 5059 about?

WA SB 5059 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning Washington state ferries captains.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5059?

Liias is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5059, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Liiasprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-16

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

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  3. 2025-01-20

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  4. 2025-01-30

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  5. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  6. 2025-02-27

    TRAN - Majority; do pass.

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  7. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. 2025-03-17

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  9. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5059&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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