Bill Commons

WA SB 5931

died on adjournment

Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board administrative changes.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5931 pass?

No. WA SB 5931 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 5931 about?

WA SB 5931 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board administrative changes.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5931?

Warnick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5931, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

  • Warnickprimary
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. 2026-03-04

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

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  3. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  4. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

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  5. 2026-02-24

    PEW - Majority; do pass.

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  6. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

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  7. 2026-02-24

    PEW - Majority; do pass.

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  8. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

  9. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2026-02-12

    First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

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  11. 2026-02-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  12. 2026-02-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  13. 2026-02-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (HEWD 26).

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  14. 2026-02-04

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  15. 2026-01-23

    On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

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  16. 2026-01-22

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  17. 2026-01-22

    HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  18. 2026-01-22

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

  19. 2026-01-19

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  20. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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  21. 2025-12-23

    Prefiled for introduction.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 47-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: no
    • 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: no
    • 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

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