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ESSB 5500 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey;
Description Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey.)

Details

Date Introduced 02/12/2025
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $526,216.06

Bill Topics

CHILD CARE

Sponsors

Senator Alvarado (Primary)
Senator C. Wilson
Senator Trudeau
Senator Valdez
Senator Wellman
Senator Lovelett
Senator Frame
Senator Salomon
Senator Bateman
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Krishnadasan
Senator Nobles
Senator Saldaña

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (Public)
Hearing Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)

ESSB 5500 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 5500 at leg.wa.gov
Introduced
03/12/2026
SRules 3
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
03/02/2026
SRules 3
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/27/2026
SRules 3
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
02/27/2026
SRules 3
APP - Majority; do pass.
01/30/2026
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Appropriations.
01/28/2026
SRules 3
1st substitute bill substituted.
01/28/2026
SRules 3
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
01/28/2026
SRules 3
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
01/28/2026
SRules 3
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
01/12/2026
SRules 3
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
01/12/2026
SRules 3
Moved to Rules White Sheet.
03/17/2025
SRules 3
Senate Rules "X" file.
02/19/2025
SRules 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/13/2025
SRules 3
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/12/2025
SRules 3
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/12/2025
SRules 3
Minority; do not pass.
01/27/2025
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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