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WA SB 5888

introduced

Removing the requirement that women's commission members be subject to senate confirmation.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-26 — Senate Rules "X" file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wellmanprimary
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Krishnadasancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-15

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

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

  4. 2026-01-30

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

  5. 2026-01-30

    SGTE - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-01-30

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2026-01-30

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2026-02-02

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2026-02-16

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-26

    Senate Rules "X" file.

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