WA SB 5331

died on adjournment

Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5331 pass?

No. WA SB 5331 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 5331 about?

WA SB 5331 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5331?

Cortes is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5331, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-17
First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade.
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2025-01-30
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-19
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-19
BFT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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2025-02-19
Minority; do not pass.
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2025-02-19
Minority; without recommendation.
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2025-02-20
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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2025-03-03
1st substitute bill substituted (BTE 25).
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2025-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2025-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
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2025-03-05
First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
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2025-03-19
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-26
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-02
Executive session, but the motion to report the bill out of the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM failed.
2025-04-02
Executive action scheduled, but the motion to report the bill out of committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 pm on 4/2/2025 failed.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-13
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
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2026-01-21
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
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2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
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2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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Documents

Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)
2025-03-03 · pass · 30-19
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: no
- 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 (#19)
2026-01-21 · pass · 29-20
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: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: no
- 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5331&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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