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WA SB 5891

died on adjournment

Preserving records and artifacts regarding the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Northern state hospital.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5891 pass?

No. WA SB 5891 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 State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

What is WA SB 5891 about?

WA SB 5891 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Preserving records and artifacts regarding the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Northern state hospital.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5891?

Wagoner is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5891, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wagonerprimary
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Kauffmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

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

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=5891&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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