WA SB 5936
died on adjournmentConcerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5936 pass?
No. WA SB 5936 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 5936 about?
WA SB 5936 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5936?
Orwall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5936, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- 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
- Orwallprimary
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Valdezcosponsor
- Riccellicosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
- Pedersencosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-23
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-19
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-22
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-22
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-23
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-04
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-10
1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 26).
substitution
2026-02-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-12
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-24
CS - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20)
2026-02-10 · 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
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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