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WA SB 6239

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Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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

Sponsors

  • Dhingraprimary
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Robinsoncosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Pedersencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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  2. 2026-01-27

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2026-01-29

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2026-01-29

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

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  5. 2026-01-29

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2026-01-29

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2026-01-30

    On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

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  8. 2026-02-05

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  9. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.

  10. 2026-02-09

    WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  11. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

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  12. 2026-02-09

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  13. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2026-02-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  15. 2026-02-17

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).

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  16. 2026-02-17

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  17. 2026-02-17

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  18. 2026-02-17

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  19. 2026-02-19

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

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  20. 2026-03-12

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 33-16

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: no
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: no
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: no
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: no
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: no
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: no
    • Orwall: no
    • Pedersen: no
    • Riccelli: no
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: no
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: no
    • Valdez: no
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: no
    • Wilson, J.: yes

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