WA SB 5500
died on adjournmentModernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5500 pass?
No. WA SB 5500 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 5500 about?
WA SB 5500 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5500?
Alvarado is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5500, joined by 12 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- 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
- Noblescosponsor
- Krishnadasancosponsor
- Hasegawacosponsor
- Batemancosponsor
- Salomoncosponsor
- Saldañacosponsor
- Lovelettcosponsor
- Wellmancosponsor
- Valdezcosponsor
- Trudeaucosponsor
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Framecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-27
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-12
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-12
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-12
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-13
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-17
Senate Rules "X" file.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-12
Moved to Rules White Sheet.
2026-01-21
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-01-28
1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).
substitution
2026-01-28
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-28
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-30
First reading, referred to Appropriations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-27
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-27
APP - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13)
2026-01-28 · pass · 30-19
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
- 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: 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
Related bills
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