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WA SB 5203

died on adjournment

Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5203 pass?

No. WA SB 5203 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 5203 about?

WA SB 5203 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5203?

Salomon is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5203, joined by 5 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

  • Salomonprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-03-02

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

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  3. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-25

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  5. 2026-02-25

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2026-02-25

    TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  8. 2026-02-18

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

  9. 2026-02-06

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-04

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  11. 2026-02-04

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  12. 2026-02-04

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  13. 2026-02-04

    1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).

    substitution

  14. 2026-01-28

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  15. 2026-01-22

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  16. 2026-01-20

    WM - Majority; without recommendation.

  17. 2026-01-20

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  18. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  19. 2025-02-27

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  20. 2025-02-18

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  21. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-02-06

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-02-06

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2025-02-06

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

    substitution

  25. 2025-02-06

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  26. 2025-01-27

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  27. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  28. 2025-01-09

    Prefiled for introduction.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)

    2026-02-04 · pass · 31-18

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5203&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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