WA SB 5581
died on adjournmentImplementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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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
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Sponsors
- Shewmakeprimary
- Valdezcosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
- Liiascosponsor
- Shewmakecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
TR - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-21
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-21
Returned to second reading for amendment.
2026-01-21
Rules suspended.
2026-01-13
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-08
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
TR - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-03
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-14
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-02-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-27
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-10
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-01-30
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
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
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