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WA SB 5238

died on adjournment

Addressing reckless driving in cases involving excessive speed.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5238 pass?

No. WA SB 5238 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 5238 about?

WA SB 5238 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing reckless driving in cases involving excessive speed.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5238?

Muzzall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5238, joined by 6 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

  • Muzzallprimary
  • Wagonercosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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  2. 2025-01-27

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-01-30

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-01-30

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

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  5. 2025-02-03

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. 2025-02-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  7. 2025-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

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  8. 2025-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  9. 2025-02-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  10. 2025-02-17

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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  11. 2025-03-18

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

  12. 2025-03-24

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

  13. 2025-03-24

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

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  14. 2025-03-26

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  15. 2025-04-08

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

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  16. 2025-04-27

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

  17. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  18. 2026-02-26

    Senate Rules "X" file.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)

    2025-02-12 · pass · 47-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: no
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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