Bill Commons

WA SB 5920

died on adjournment

Providing protections for school districts against burdensome public records requests.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5920 pass?

No. WA SB 5920 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 5920 about?

WA SB 5920 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing protections for school districts against burdensome public records requests.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5920?

Wellman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5920, joined by 2 cosponsors.

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

  • Wellmanprimary
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-12

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-19

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5920&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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