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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

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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

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. 2025-04-27

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

  4. 2025-04-07

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

  5. 2025-04-04

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

  6. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2025-03-27

    ED - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-27

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

  10. 2025-03-17

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

  11. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  12. 2025-03-06

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

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  14. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).

    substitution

  15. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  16. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  17. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  18. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  19. 2025-02-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-02-27

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

  21. 2025-02-24

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

  22. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-02-05

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2025-02-05

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  25. 2025-02-05

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-05

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

    substitution

  27. 2025-02-05

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

  28. 2025-01-21

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

  29. 2025-01-13

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  30. 2024-12-30

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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

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Official source

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

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