WA SB 5977
died on adjournmentRequiring publication of child near fatality reviews.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WA SB 5977 pass?
No. WA SB 5977 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 5977 about?
WA SB 5977 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring publication of child near fatality reviews.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5977?
Torres is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5977, joined by 4 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
- Torresprimary
- J. Wilsoncosponsor
- Warnickcosponsor
- Gildoncosponsor
- Doziercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-12
First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
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2026-02-10
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
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2026-02-10
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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2026-02-06
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
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2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-04
HS - Majority; do pass.
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2026-02-04
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-03
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Human Services.
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2026-01-05
Prefiled for introduction.
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Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)
2026-02-10 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: other
- 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: other
- 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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