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WA SB 5651

enacted

Increasing the amount exempt from garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5651 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5651 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective date 7/1/2025.

What is WA SB 5651 about?

WA SB 5651 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Increasing the amount exempt from garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5651?

Alvarado is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5651, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — Effective date 7/1/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    Effective date 7/1/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-20

    Chapter 391, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-20

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-25

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-24

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-24

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-22

    Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  8. 2025-04-22

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-10

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. 2025-04-10

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

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-26

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-03-26

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2025-03-26

    CRJ - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

  18. 2025-03-21

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  19. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2025-03-12

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

    substitution

  24. 2025-03-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  25. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  26. 2025-02-27

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  28. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  29. 2025-02-26

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  30. 2025-02-14

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-02-13

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-02-13

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  33. 2025-02-13

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  34. 2025-02-13

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

    substitution

  35. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  36. 2025-02-10

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  37. 2025-02-04

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 38-10

    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: 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: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 61-34

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 33-15

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • 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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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5651&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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