WA SB 5420

enacted

Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5420 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5420 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-24. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 5420 about?

WA SB 5420 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5420?

Lovick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5420, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-24 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-22
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-14
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-14
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-14
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-14
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-02-17
On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
referral-committee
2025-03-05
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-06
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-06
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-03-08
First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-21
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-21
TEDV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-04-04
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-05
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
2025-04-05
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-10
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
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.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-24
TEDV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-03-02
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-05
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
2026-03-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2026-03-09
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-09
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2026-03-10
President signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-24
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-24
Chapter 207, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-24
Effective date 6/11/2026.
became-law

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)
2025-03-06 · pass · 48-1
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: yes
- 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
Final Passage (#17)
2026-01-21 · pass · 48-1
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
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: 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
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6)
2026-03-05 · pass · 96-0
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: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- 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: other
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16)
2026-03-09 · pass · 48-1
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
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: 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

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5420&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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