WA SB 6239
in committeeRequiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
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- Status date
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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
- Dhingraprimary
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Robinsoncosponsor
- Liiascosponsor
- Conwaycosponsor
- Pedersencosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-20
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-29
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-29
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-29
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-29
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-30
On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-09
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-17
2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
substitution
2026-02-17
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-17
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-17
Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-19
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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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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