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WA SB 5847

enacted

Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5847 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5847 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 6/11/2026*.

What is WA SB 5847 about?

WA SB 5847 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5847?

Saldaña is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5847, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-24 — Effective date 6/11/2026*.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Saldañaprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Lovelettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-24

    Effective date 6/11/2026*.

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-24

    Chapter 175, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-24

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-11

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-10

    Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  8. 2026-03-10

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2026-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-06

    Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

  12. 2026-03-06

    Committee amendment not adopted.

    amendment-failure

  13. 2026-03-04

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

    reading-2

  14. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-02

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2026-03-02

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  17. 2026-03-02

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-02

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

  19. 2026-02-27

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

  20. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  22. 2026-02-24

    LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

  24. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.

  25. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  26. 2026-02-13

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  27. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  28. 2026-02-13

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  29. 2026-02-13

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).

    substitution

  30. 2026-02-12

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  31. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  32. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  33. 2026-02-09

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

    substitution

  34. 2026-02-09

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

  35. 2026-02-05

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

  36. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-01-30

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  38. 2026-01-30

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  39. 2026-01-30

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-01-30

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

    substitution

  41. 2026-01-30

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  42. 2026-01-23

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  43. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  44. 2025-12-08

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)

    2026-02-13 · pass · 30-18

    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: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: other
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • 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

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3)

    2026-03-06 · pass · 67-28

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

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20)

    2026-03-10 · pass · 30-19

    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: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • 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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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5847&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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