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WA SB 5827

enacted

Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5827 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5827 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 5827 about?

WA SB 5827 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5827?

Gildon is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5827, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-23 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Gildonprimary
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-23

    Chapter 146, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-23

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-11

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-09

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-05

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

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-02

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-02

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  13. 2026-02-27

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  14. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-25

    SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  17. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  18. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-13

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

    reading-3

  20. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-13

    1st substitute bill substituted (SGTE 26).

    substitution

  22. 2026-02-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  23. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  24. 2026-02-09

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.

  26. 2026-02-02

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  27. 2026-01-26

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-23

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-23

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

    substitution

  30. 2026-01-23

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  31. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  32. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  33. 2025-12-04

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24)

    2026-02-13 · 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: other
    • 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
  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)

    2026-03-06 · pass · 96-0

    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: other
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: 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: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

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