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WA SB 6160

died on adjournment

Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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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
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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

  • Krishnadasanprimary
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Slattercosponsor
  • Huntcosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-03-05

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  3. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-02

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  5. 2026-03-02

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  6. 2026-03-02

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-02

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  8. 2026-02-27

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  9. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  12. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  13. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-13

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  15. 2026-02-13

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-13

    1st substitute bill substituted (SGTE 26).

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  17. 2026-02-12

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  18. 2026-02-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  19. 2026-02-03

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  20. 2026-02-03

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

    substitution

  21. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  22. 2026-01-30

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  23. 2026-01-15

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

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Versions

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

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