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WA SB 5499

died on adjournment

Codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5499 pass?

No. WA SB 5499 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 (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SB 5499 about?

WA SB 5499 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5499?

Christian is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5499, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Christianprimary
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Wagonercosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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  2. 2025-02-04

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

  3. 2025-02-12

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-02-12

    HS - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-12

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  6. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  7. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5499&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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