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WA SB 5123

died on adjournment

Expanding protections for certain students to promote inclusivity in public schools.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5123 pass?

No. WA SB 5123 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): Senate Rules "X" file.

What is WA SB 5123 about?

WA SB 5123 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Expanding protections for certain students to promote inclusivity in public schools.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5123?

Nobles is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5123, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Senate Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Noblesprimary
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-30

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-02-05

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-02-05

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

    substitution

  6. 2025-02-05

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-05

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-02-05

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  9. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  11. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  12. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  14. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  16. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).

    substitution

  18. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  19. 2025-03-06

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

    reading-3

  20. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-17

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.

  22. 2025-03-27

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

  23. 2025-03-27

    ED - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  25. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-04

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  27. 2025-04-07

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  28. 2025-04-27

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

  29. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  30. 2026-01-12

    Senate Rules "X" file.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2025-03-06 · 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5123&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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