WA SB 5961
died on adjournmentTransferring the imagination library program from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5961 pass?
No. WA SB 5961 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 5961 about?
WA SB 5961 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Transferring the imagination library program from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5961?
C. Wilson is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5961, 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
- C. Wilsonprimary
- Wellmancosponsor
- Shewmakecosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
- Framecosponsor
- Dhingracosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-05
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-15
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-21
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-21
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-21
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-21
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-22
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-09
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-12
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-16
1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 26).
substitution
2026-02-16
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-17
First reading, referred to Education.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18)
2026-02-16 · pass · 32-17
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- 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
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