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SSB 5973 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations;
Description Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations.

Details

Date Introduced 01/23/2026
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $781,271.50

Bill Topics

Sponsors

Senator Valdez (Primary)
Senator Alvarado
Senator Chapman
Senator Conway
Senator Frame
Senator Kauffman
Senator Nobles
Senator Pedersen
Senator Stanford
Senator Trudeau
Senator C. Wilson

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Public)
Hearing Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Executive)

SSB 5973 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5973 at leg.wa.gov
Introduced
02/26/2026
SRules X
Senate Rules "X" file.
02/04/2026
SRules X
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
01/26/2026
SRules X
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/23/2026
SRules X
SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/23/2026
SRules X
Minority; do not pass.
01/12/2026
SRules X
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
01/05/2026
SRules X
Prefiled for introduction.

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