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WA SB 5077

enacted

Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5077 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5077 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-17. Latest recorded action (2025-05-17): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5077 about?

WA SB 5077 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5077?

Valdez is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5077, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-17 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Valdezprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Framecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-18

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-01-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-01-24

    SGTE - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-24

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-01-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-01-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2025-02-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2025-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-02-12

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

    reading-3

  12. 2025-02-17

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:15 AM.

  14. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  15. 2025-03-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:30 AM.

  16. 2025-03-28

    SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  18. 2025-03-31

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-04-05

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

  20. 2025-04-07

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

  21. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  23. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-04-11

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

    reading-2

  25. 2025-04-11

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  26. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  27. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  28. 2025-04-17

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  29. 2025-04-17

    Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  30. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

    passage

  31. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  32. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  33. 2025-05-17

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  34. 2025-05-17

    Chapter 330, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  35. 2025-05-17

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

    2025-02-12 · 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
    • 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: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 59-37

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13)

    2025-04-17 · 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
    • 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: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5077&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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