WA SB 5581

died on adjournment

Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5581 pass?

No. WA SB 5581 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 5581 about?

WA SB 5581 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5581?

Shewmake is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5581, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-30
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-10
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-27
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-14
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-03
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-08
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-08
TR - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-13
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended.
2026-01-21
Returned to second reading for amendment.
2026-01-21
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-21
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.
2026-03-02
TR - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)
2025-03-12 · pass · 29-19
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
- Kauffman: yes
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: 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: other
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)
2026-01-21 · 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5581&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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