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WA SB 5061

died on adjournment

Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5061 pass?

No. WA SB 5061 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 5061 about?

WA SB 5061 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5061?

Conway is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5061, joined by 9 cosponsors.

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

  • Conwayprimary
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-16

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 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. 2025-02-21

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

  6. 2025-02-21

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

    substitution

  7. 2025-02-21

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-02-21

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  9. 2025-02-21

    And refer to Transportation.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-21

    Referred to Transportation.

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  12. 2025-02-25

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

  13. 2025-02-25

    TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  14. 2025-02-25

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-02-25

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2025-02-25

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  17. 2025-02-26

    On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  19. 2025-03-12

    2nd substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).

    substitution

  20. 2025-03-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  21. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-25

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

  25. 2025-03-28

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

  26. 2025-03-28

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Capital Budget.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-27

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

  30. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  31. 2026-01-21

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  32. 2026-02-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  33. 2026-02-14

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  35. 2026-02-20

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

  36. 2026-02-20

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-02-20

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  38. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Capital Budget.

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-02-26

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

  40. 2026-03-02

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:30 AM.

  41. 2026-03-12

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 35-13

    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: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • 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: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage (#13)

    2026-02-12 · pass · 30-19

    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
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: 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: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5061&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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