WA SB 6044

died on adjournment

Recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 6044 pass?

No. WA SB 6044 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 6044 about?

WA SB 6044 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6044?

Dhingra is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6044, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-03
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-03
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-17
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-17
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-19
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-25
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-04
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.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)
2026-02-17 · pass · 48-1
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: no
- 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.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6044&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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