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WA SB 6186

died on adjournment

Directing the department of social and health services to apply for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture restricting the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits from being used to purchase unhealthy foods such as candy and sweetened beverages.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 6186 pass?

No. WA SB 6186 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 (2026-02-04): Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

What is WA SB 6186 about?

WA SB 6186 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Directing the department of social and health services to apply for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture restricting the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits from being used to purchase unhealthy foods such as candy and sweetened beverages.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6186?

Warnick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6186, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-04 — Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Warnickprimary
  • Schoeslercosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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  2. 2026-02-02

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  3. 2026-02-04

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6186&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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