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WA SB 5494

enacted

Protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5494 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5494 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-29. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5494 about?

WA SB 5494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5494?

Kauffman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5494, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-29 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kauffmanprimary
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

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  2. 2025-02-11

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  3. 2025-02-18

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-18

    ENET - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-18

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  6. 2025-02-18

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  7. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  8. 2025-02-24

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

  9. 2025-02-28

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

  10. 2025-02-28

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

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  11. 2025-02-28

    Minority; do not pass.

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  12. 2025-02-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  13. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  15. 2025-03-07

    1st substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

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  16. 2025-03-07

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  17. 2025-03-07

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  18. 2025-03-09

    First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

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  19. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:30 AM.

  20. 2025-03-18

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.

  21. 2025-03-18

    ENVI - Majority; do pass.

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  22. 2025-03-18

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  23. 2025-03-20

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  24. 2025-04-02

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

  25. 2025-04-04

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

  26. 2025-04-04

    APP - Majority; do pass.

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  27. 2025-04-04

    Minority; do not pass.

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  28. 2025-04-04

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  29. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  30. 2025-04-10

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

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  31. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  32. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2.

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  33. 2025-04-18

    President signed.

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  34. 2025-04-18

    Speaker signed.

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  35. 2025-04-22

    Delivered to Governor.

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  36. 2025-04-29

    Governor signed.

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  37. 2025-04-29

    Chapter 180, 2025 Laws.

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  38. 2025-04-29

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6)

    2025-03-07 · pass · 31-18

    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: 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.: no

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 63-33

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5494&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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