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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

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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

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-03-02

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

  3. 2026-02-26

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

  4. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Capital Budget.

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-20

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2026-02-20

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-20

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

  8. 2026-02-18

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

  9. 2026-02-14

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-12

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

    reading-3

  11. 2026-01-21

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  12. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  13. 2025-04-27

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

  14. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Capital Budget.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2025-03-28

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-28

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

  18. 2025-03-25

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

  19. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-12

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

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2025-03-12

    2nd substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).

    substitution

  24. 2025-03-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  25. 2025-02-26

    On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-25

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-02-25

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  28. 2025-02-25

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-25

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

    substitution

  30. 2025-02-25

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

  31. 2025-02-24

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

  32. 2025-02-21

    Referred to Transportation.

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-21

    And refer to Transportation.

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-02-21

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  35. 2025-02-21

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  36. 2025-02-21

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

    substitution

  37. 2025-02-21

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

  38. 2025-02-07

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

  39. 2025-01-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  40. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  41. 2024-12-16

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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

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

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