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WA SB 5215

died on adjournment

Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5215 pass?

No. WA SB 5215 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 (2026-02-26): Senate Rules "X" file.

What is WA SB 5215 about?

WA SB 5215 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5215?

Shewmake is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5215, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-26 — Senate Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Shewmakeprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Clevelandcosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-26

    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. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-08

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2025-04-08

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-04-08

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  9. 2025-04-03

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

  10. 2025-03-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-11

    1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).

    substitution

  14. 2025-03-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  15. 2025-02-03

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  16. 2025-01-30

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  17. 2025-01-30

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

    substitution

  18. 2025-01-30

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

  19. 2025-01-20

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

  20. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2025-01-09

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 34-14

    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: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • 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: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5215&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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