Bill Commons

WA SB 5490

died on adjournment

Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5490 pass?

No. WA SB 5490 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 5490 about?

WA SB 5490 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5490?

Dhingra is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5490, joined by 10 cosponsors.

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

  • Dhingraprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-26

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. 2026-01-28

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

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  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  4. 2025-04-27

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

  5. 2025-04-15

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

    reading-2

  6. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  7. 2025-03-31

    Minority; do not pass.

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  8. 2025-03-31

    CS - Majority; do pass.

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  9. 2025-03-31

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

  10. 2025-03-26

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

  11. 2025-03-13

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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  12. 2025-03-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  13. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  14. 2025-03-11

    1st substitute bill substituted (HS 25).

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  15. 2025-02-19

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  16. 2025-02-18

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  17. 2025-02-17

    Minority; do not pass.

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  18. 2025-02-17

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

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  19. 2025-02-17

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  20. 2025-02-12

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  21. 2025-02-04

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  22. 2025-01-24

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 29-19

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5490&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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