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WA SB 5177

died on adjournment

Considering the experiences of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups when identifying professional development resources on certain topics.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5177 pass?

No. WA SB 5177 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 5177 about?

WA SB 5177 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Considering the experiences of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups when identifying professional development resources on certain topics.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5177?

Nobles is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5177, joined by 6 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

  • Noblesprimary
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

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

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  3. 2025-01-23

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 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; do pass.

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  6. 2025-02-05

    Minority; do not pass.

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  7. 2025-02-05

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  8. 2025-02-06

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  10. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  11. 2025-03-10

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

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  12. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  13. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.

  14. 2025-04-27

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

  15. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  16. 2026-01-28

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

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  17. 2026-02-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  18. 2026-02-09

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  19. 2026-03-12

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2025-03-10 · 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 (#14)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 29-19

    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: other
    • 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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5177&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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