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SB 5944 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to language access providers' collective bargaining;
Description Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining.

Details

Date Introduced 01/12/2026
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $526,216.06

Bill Topics

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES

Sponsors

Senator Cortes (Primary)
Senator Alvarado
Senator Conway
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Nobles
Senator Saldaña
Senator Valdez
Senator C. Wilson

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Public)
Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Executive)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Public)
Hearing House Labor & Workplace Standards (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)

SB 5944 Bill Timeline

Go to SB 5944 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/18/2026
C 109 L 26
Governor signed.
03/18/2026
C 109 L 26
Chapter 109, 2026 Laws.
03/18/2026
C 109 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/09/2026
C 109 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
03/05/2026
C 109 L 26
President signed.
03/05/2026
C 109 L 26
Speaker signed.
03/04/2026
C 109 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2.
03/03/2026
C 109 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/02/2026
C 109 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/27/2026
C 109 L 26
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
02/27/2026
C 109 L 26
APP - Majority; do pass.
02/23/2026
C 109 L 26
Referred to Appropriations.
02/20/2026
C 109 L 26
LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
02/20/2026
C 109 L 26
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
02/14/2026
C 109 L 26
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
02/11/2026
C 109 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/11/2026
C 109 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.
02/04/2026
C 109 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
01/26/2026
C 109 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/23/2026
C 109 L 26
LC - Majority; do pass.
01/23/2026
C 109 L 26
Minority; do not pass.
01/23/2026
C 109 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
01/12/2026
C 109 L 26
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
12/29/2025
C 109 L 26
Prefiled for introduction.

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