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WA SB 5232

enacted

Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5232 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5232 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-20. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5232 about?

WA SB 5232 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5232?

C. Wilson is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5232, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • C. Wilsonprimary
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Framecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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  2. 2025-01-22

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2025-01-29

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-01-29

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

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  5. 2025-01-29

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-01-29

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2025-01-30

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. 2025-02-12

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  9. 2025-02-25

    1st substitute bill substituted (HS 25).

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  10. 2025-02-25

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  11. 2025-02-25

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  12. 2025-02-25

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

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  13. 2025-02-28

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

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  14. 2025-03-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  15. 2025-03-19

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  16. 2025-03-19

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

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  17. 2025-03-19

    Minority; do not pass.

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  18. 2025-03-19

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  19. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  20. 2025-04-03

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

  21. 2025-04-05

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  22. 2025-04-05

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Early Learning & Human Services.

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  23. 2025-04-05

    Minority; do not pass.

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  24. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  25. 2025-04-10

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

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  26. 2025-04-14

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  27. 2025-04-14

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  28. 2025-04-14

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  29. 2025-04-18

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  30. 2025-04-18

    Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  31. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

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  32. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

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  33. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

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  34. 2025-05-20

    Governor partially vetoed.

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  35. 2025-05-20

    Chapter 408, 2025 Laws PV.

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  36. 2025-05-20

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

    2025-02-25 · 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: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • 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 as Amended by the House (#22)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 59-38

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • 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: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • 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: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3)

    2025-04-18 · pass · 30-18

    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: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • 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: other
    • 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=5232&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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