WA SB 5161
enactedMaking transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WA SB 5161 pass?
Yes. WA SB 5161 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective date 5/20/2025*.
What is WA SB 5161 about?
WA SB 5161 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Making transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5161?
Liias is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5161, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-05-20 — Effective date 5/20/2025*.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Liiasprimary
- Noblescosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-20
Effective date 5/20/2025*.
became-law
2025-05-20
Chapter 416, 2025 Laws PV.
became-law
2025-05-20
Governor partially vetoed.
executive-veto-line-item
2025-04-28
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-04-27
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-27
President signed.
passage
2025-04-27
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 34; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
2025-04-27
Conference committee report adopted.
2025-04-27
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 80; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
2025-04-27
Conference committee report adopted.
2025-04-26
Conference committee report; received 11:05 AM 4/26/2025.
2025-04-26
Conference committee report; received 10:41 AM 4/26/2025.
2025-04-22
Conference committee reappointed. Senators Liias, Lovick, King.
2025-04-21
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fey, Donaghy, Barkis.
2025-04-21
Conference committee request granted.
2025-04-17
Conference committee appointed. Senators Liias, Ramos, King.
2025-04-17
Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon.
2025-04-02
Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2025-04-02
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-02
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-04-02
Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-03-29
Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-03-29
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-29
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-29
1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).
substitution
2025-03-28
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-27
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-27
TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-03-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-03-25
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-01-14
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-07
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)
2025-03-29 · pass · 34-15
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: 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 (#1)
2025-04-02 · pass · 66-30
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- 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: other
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: other
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: no
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: no
- Richards: yes
- Rude: no
- Rule: no
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: no
- 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: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#6)
2025-04-27 · pass · 34-13
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: other
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: no
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: yes
- 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
Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#11)
2025-04-27 · pass · 80-18
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: no
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: no
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: no
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Adoption as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#10)
2025-04-27 · pass · 86-12
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: no
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
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