WA SB 5594
died on adjournmentConcerning biosimilar medicines.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5594 pass?
No. WA SB 5594 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 5594 about?
WA SB 5594 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning biosimilar medicines.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5594?
Harris is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5594, joined by 3 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
- Harrisprimary
- Shewmakecosponsor
- Hasegawacosponsor
- Clevelandcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-30
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-18
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-18
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-19
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-05
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-11
1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 25).
substitution
2025-03-11
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-11
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-11
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-03-13
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-01
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-19
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
2026-01-19
Placed on third reading.
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, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:30 AM.
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-25
HCW - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7)
2025-03-11 · 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
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)
2026-01-21 · 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
- Hunt: 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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