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WA SB 5556

enacted

Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5556 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5556 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-16. Latest recorded action (2025-05-16): Effective date 7/27/2025*.

What is WA SB 5556 about?

WA SB 5556 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5556?

Ramos is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5556, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-16 — Effective date 7/27/2025*.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ramosprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

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  2. 2025-02-06

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  3. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  4. 2025-02-13

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-17

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. 2025-02-19

    Placed on second reading consent calendar.

    reading-2

  7. 2025-02-25

    1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25).

    substitution

  8. 2025-02-25

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  9. 2025-02-25

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  10. 2025-02-27

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  12. 2025-04-04

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  13. 2025-04-04

    TR - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-04-10

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

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  16. 2025-04-11

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  17. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  18. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3.

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  19. 2025-04-22

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  20. 2025-04-22

    Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  21. 2025-04-24

    President signed.

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  22. 2025-04-24

    Speaker signed.

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  23. 2025-04-25

    Delivered to Governor.

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  24. 2025-05-16

    Governor signed.

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  25. 2025-05-16

    Chapter 291, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  26. 2025-05-16

    Effective date 7/27/2025*.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2025-02-25 · pass · 49-0

    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: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 92-3

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: other
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: no
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • 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
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5556&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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