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WA SB 5984

died on adjournment

Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5984 pass?

No. WA SB 5984 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 5984 about?

WA SB 5984 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5984?

Wellman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5984, joined by 8 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

  • Wellmanprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Pedersencosponsor
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2026-01-30

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2026-01-30

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

    substitution

  6. 2026-01-30

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2026-01-30

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  8. 2026-02-02

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  9. 2026-02-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  10. 2026-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (ENET 26).

    substitution

  11. 2026-02-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  14. 2026-02-14

    First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-20

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

  16. 2026-02-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

  17. 2026-02-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  19. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  20. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-12

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2026-02-12 · pass · 38-11

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: yes
    • 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.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5984&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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