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WA SB 5956

died on adjournment

Addressing artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5956 pass?

No. WA SB 5956 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 5956 about?

WA SB 5956 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5956?

Nobles is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5956, joined by 10 cosponsors.

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

  • Noblesprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Orwallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  4. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  5. 2026-02-24

    ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.

  7. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:30 AM.

  8. 2026-02-12

    First reading, referred to Education.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-02-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-02-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 26).

    substitution

  12. 2026-02-04

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  13. 2026-01-23

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2026-01-22

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2026-01-22

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

    substitution

  16. 2026-01-22

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  17. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

  18. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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  19. 2025-12-31

    Prefiled for introduction.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 35-13

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: other
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5956&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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