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WA SB 5866

died on adjournment

Increasing frontline staffing within the department of children, youth, and families.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5866 pass?

No. WA SB 5866 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 Human Services.

What is WA SB 5866 about?

WA SB 5866 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Increasing frontline staffing within the department of children, youth, and families.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5866?

Torres is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5866, joined by 3 cosponsors.

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

  • Torresprimary
  • Gildoncosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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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=5866&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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