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WA SB 5830

died on adjournment

Clarifying hate crimes to include political affiliation.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5830 pass?

No. WA SB 5830 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): First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

What is WA SB 5830 about?

WA SB 5830 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Clarifying hate crimes to include political affiliation.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5830?

Fortunato is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5830, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Fortunatoprimary
  • Holycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-04

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5830&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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