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WA SB 5059

died on adjournment

Concerning Washington state ferries captains.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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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
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Sponsors

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

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. 2025-03-17

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. 2025-02-27

    TRAN - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-27

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

  6. 2025-01-30

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

  7. 2025-01-20

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

  8. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

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  9. 2024-12-16

    Prefiled for introduction.

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Related bills

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Official source

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

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