WA SB 6160
died on adjournmentImproving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 6160 pass?
No. WA SB 6160 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 6160 about?
WA SB 6160 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 6160?
Krishnadasan is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6160, joined by 7 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
- Krishnadasanprimary
- Shewmakecosponsor
- Riccellicosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
- Slattercosponsor
- Huntcosponsor
- Cortescosponsor
- Liiascosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-15
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-30
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
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; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-03
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-12
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-13
1st substitute bill substituted (SGTE 26).
substitution
2026-02-13
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-13
Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-17
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 with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-03-02
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-05
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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Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26)
2026-02-13 · pass · 45-3
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: no
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: no
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: no
- Holy: other
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- 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
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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