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WA SB 5534

died on adjournment

Concerning spring blade knives.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5534 pass?

No. WA SB 5534 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 (2026-02-26): Senate Rules "X" file.

What is WA SB 5534 about?

WA SB 5534 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning spring blade knives.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5534?

Fortunato is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5534, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-26 — Senate Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Fortunatoprimary
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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  2. 2025-02-10

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-13

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

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  5. 2025-02-13

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-02-13

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2025-02-14

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. 2025-03-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  9. 2025-03-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

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  10. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  11. 2025-03-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  12. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

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  13. 2025-04-27

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

  14. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  15. 2026-02-16

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

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  16. 2026-02-26

    Senate Rules "X" file.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 46-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: no
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5534&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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