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WA SB 6289

died on adjournment

Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 6289 pass?

No. WA SB 6289 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 6289 about?

WA SB 6289 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6289?

Kauffman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6289, 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

  • Kauffmanprimary
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

  2. 2026-03-02

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2026-02-27

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

  4. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.

  7. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

  8. 2026-02-17

    First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-16

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-02-16

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-02-16

    1st substitute bill substituted (BTE 26).

    substitution

  12. 2026-02-12

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2026-02-09

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2026-02-09

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2026-02-09

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Business, Trade & Economic Development.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-09

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

  18. 2026-02-06

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

  19. 2026-02-04

    On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-04

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

    substitution

  21. 2026-02-04

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.

  22. 2026-01-29

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.

  23. 2026-01-22

    First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11)

    2026-02-16 · pass · 30-19

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6289&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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