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WA SB 5627

enacted

Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5627 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5627 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 5627 about?

WA SB 5627 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5627?

Ramos is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5627, joined by 6 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
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-14

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-21

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-21

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-21

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2025-02-21

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-21

    On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-26

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-06

    1st substitute bill substituted (ENET 25).

    substitution

  10. 2025-03-06

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  11. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

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  14. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.

  15. 2025-03-26

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.

  16. 2025-03-27

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.

  17. 2025-03-27

    ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

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  18. 2025-03-31

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  20. 2025-04-07

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

  21. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.

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  22. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-04-10

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

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  24. 2025-04-11

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  25. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  26. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

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  27. 2025-04-22

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  28. 2025-04-22

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

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  29. 2025-04-24

    President signed.

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  30. 2025-04-24

    Speaker signed.

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  31. 2025-04-25

    Delivered to Governor.

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  32. 2025-05-16

    Governor signed.

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  33. 2025-05-16

    Chapter 292, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  34. 2025-05-16

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)

    2025-03-06 · pass · 48-1

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • 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 (#9)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 95-0

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19)

    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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5627&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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