WA SB 5797
died on adjournmentEnacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5797 pass?
No. WA SB 5797 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 (2026-01-12): Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
What is WA SB 5797 about?
WA SB 5797 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5797?
Frame is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5797, joined by 15 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-12 — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Frameprimary
- Wellmancosponsor
- Valdezcosponsor
- Trudeaucosponsor
- Stanfordcosponsor
- Riccellicosponsor
- Ramoscosponsor
- Pedersencosponsor
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Lovelettcosponsor
- Hasegawacosponsor
- Batemancosponsor
- Alvaradocosponsor
- Dhingracosponsor
- Framecosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-21
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-31
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-04-18
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
2025-04-18
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-04-18
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-18
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-19
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-04-19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-04-27
1st substitute bill not substituted.
2025-04-27
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-04-27
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-27
Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-04-27
First reading, referred to Finance.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)
2025-04-27 · pass · 26-21
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: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: other
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: no
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Kauffman: yes
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: no
- Liias: no
- 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
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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