WA SB 5500

died on adjournment

Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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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: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-27
APP - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-30
First reading, referred to Appropriations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-28
1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 25).
substitution
2026-01-21
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-01-12
Moved to Rules White Sheet.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-03-17
Senate Rules "X" file.
2025-02-19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-02-13
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-12
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-12
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-12
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-04
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-27
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee

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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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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5500&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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