WA SB 5905
died on adjournmentConcerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WA SB 5905 pass?
No. WA SB 5905 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 (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
What is WA SB 5905 about?
WA SB 5905 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5905?
Short is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5905.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Shortprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-14
First reading, referred to Appropriations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-12
1st substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
substitution
2026-02-06
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-03
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-03
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-20
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-17
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)
2026-02-12 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Related bills
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