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SSB 5956 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools;
Description Addressing artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools.

Details

Date Introduced 01/22/2026
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $648,005.12

Bill Topics

Sponsors

Senator Nobles (Primary)
Senator Wellman
Senator Chapman
Senator Frame
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Orwall
Senator Salomon
Senator Shewmake
Senator Slatter
Senator Valdez
Senator C. Wilson

Committee Hearings

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

SSB 5956 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5956 at leg.wa.gov
Introduced
03/12/2026
SRules 3
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
02/25/2026
SRules 3
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/24/2026
SRules 3
ED - Executive action taken by committee.
02/24/2026
SRules 3
ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
02/24/2026
SRules 3
Minority; do not pass.
02/12/2026
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Education.
02/10/2026
SRules 3
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/10/2026
SRules 3
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/10/2026
SRules 3
Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/04/2026
SRules 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
01/23/2026
SRules 3
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/22/2026
SRules 3
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/22/2026
SRules 3
Minority; without recommendation.
01/12/2026
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
12/31/2025
Ssubst for
Prefiled for introduction.

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