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WA SB 5292

enacted

Concerning paid family and medical leave rates.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5292 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5292 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): Effective date 1/1/2028.

What is WA SB 5292 about?

WA SB 5292 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning paid family and medical leave rates.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5292?

Conway is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5292, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-18 — Effective date 1/1/2028.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Conwayprimary
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-18

    Effective date 1/1/2028.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-18

    Chapter 104, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-18

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-11

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-09

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-04

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

    reading-2

  11. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-25

    LAWS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:45 AM.

  14. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  15. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-13

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  17. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-13

    2nd substitute bill substituted (LC 26).

    substitution

  19. 2026-02-13

    Returned to second reading for amendment.

  20. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended.

  21. 2026-02-12

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  22. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.

  23. 2026-02-09

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  25. 2026-02-09

    WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.

  27. 2026-02-02

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

  28. 2026-01-26

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-23

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  30. 2026-01-23

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-01-23

    LC - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  32. 2026-01-23

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  33. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  34. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  36. 2025-04-27

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

  37. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-04-08

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  39. 2025-04-08

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-04-08

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  41. 2025-04-07

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

  42. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-04-02

    Committee relieved of further consideration.

  44. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-03-26

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  46. 2025-03-26

    LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  48. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  49. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  50. 2025-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  51. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (LC 25).

    substitution

  52. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  53. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  54. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  55. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  56. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce.

    committee-passage-favorable

  57. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  58. 2025-02-25

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  59. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  60. 2025-02-18

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  61. 2025-02-18

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  62. 2025-02-18

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  63. 2025-02-18

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

    substitution

  64. 2025-02-18

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  65. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  66. 2025-01-15

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2025-03-06 · pass · 45-4

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • 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: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18)

    2026-02-13 · pass · 43-5

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: other
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

    2026-03-06 · pass · 95-1

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: other
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5292&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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