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WA SB 5486

enacted

Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5486 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5486 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Effective date 1/1/2026.

What is WA SB 5486 about?

WA SB 5486 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5486?

Orwall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5486, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-19 — Effective date 1/1/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Orwallprimary
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-19

    Effective date 1/1/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-19

    Chapter 355, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-19

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-27

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-26

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-25

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-22

    Passed final passage; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  8. 2025-04-22

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-10

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. 2025-04-10

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

    reading-2

  13. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-03-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2025-03-28

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  18. 2025-03-25

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  19. 2025-03-13

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-11

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2025-03-11

    1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

    substitution

  24. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  25. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  26. 2025-02-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-02-28

    WM - Majority; without recommendation.

  28. 2025-02-28

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

  29. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-02-06

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-02-06

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  32. 2025-02-06

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  33. 2025-02-06

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

    substitution

  34. 2025-02-06

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

  35. 2025-02-04

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  36. 2025-01-24

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 45-3

    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: no
    • 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: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 84-11

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • 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: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 34-14

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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.: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5486&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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