WA SB 5843
died on adjournmentEstablishing penalties and protections against harassment of initiative and referendum signature gatherers.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5843 pass?
No. WA SB 5843 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 5843 about?
WA SB 5843 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing penalties and protections against harassment of initiative and referendum signature gatherers.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5843?
Wagoner is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5843, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wagonerprimary
- Shortcosponsor
- Gildoncosponsor
- Doziercosponsor
- Christiancosponsor
- J. Wilsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
- BillCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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