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WA SB 5496

died on adjournment

Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5496 pass?

No. WA SB 5496 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 5496 about?

WA SB 5496 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5496?

Alvarado is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5496, joined by 13 cosponsors.

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

  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Housing.

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  2. 2025-02-05

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-12

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-12

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

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  5. 2025-02-12

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-02-12

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  7. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  8. 2025-02-26

    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; 2nd 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. 2025-03-17

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  16. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  17. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

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  18. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  19. 2026-02-03

    WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Ways & Means.

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  20. 2026-02-03

    Minority; do not pass.

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  21. 2026-02-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  22. 2026-02-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  23. 2026-02-13

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

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  24. 2026-02-13

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  25. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  26. 2026-02-13

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

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  27. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to Housing.

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  28. 2026-02-23

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

  29. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.

  30. 2026-02-24

    HOUS - Majority; do pass.

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  31. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

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  32. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  33. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  34. 2026-02-27

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  35. 2026-03-02

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  36. 2026-03-02

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

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  37. 2026-03-02

    Minority; do not pass.

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  38. 2026-03-02

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  39. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  40. 2026-03-04

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

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  41. 2026-03-12

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29)

    2026-02-13 · 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: other
    • Hunt: 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: no
    • Shewmake: no
    • 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=5496&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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