WA SB 5637
died on adjournmentPromoting student access to information about media literacy and civic education.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5637 pass?
No. WA SB 5637 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 (2026-02-26): Senate Rules "X" file.
What is WA SB 5637 about?
WA SB 5637 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Promoting student access to information about media literacy and civic education.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5637?
Fortunato is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5637.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — Senate Rules "X" file.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Fortunatoprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
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2025-02-11
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-18
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-18
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-18
Minority; without recommendation.
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2025-02-19
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-03-11
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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2025-03-12
1st substitute bill not substituted.
2025-03-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2025-03-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
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2025-03-14
First reading, referred to Education.
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2025-03-24
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education 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.
2026-02-16
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-02-26
Senate Rules "X" file.
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)
2025-03-12 · pass · 48-0
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: other
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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