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IntroducedDec 10, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 16, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Washington Senate Bill
Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 02, 2026: Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM (Subject to change).
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 02, 2026 10:30am
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA
Summary
Comments on SB 5868
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 48
- Alvarado
- Bateman
- Boehnke
- Braun
- Christian
- Cleveland
- Conway
- Cortes
- Dhingra
- Dozier
- Fortunato
- Frame
- Gildon
- Goehner
- Hansen
- Harris
- Hasegawa
- Holy
- Hunt
- Kauffman
- King
- Krishnadasan
- Liias
- Lovelett
- Lovick
- MacEwen
- McCune
- Muzzall
- Nobles
- Orwall
- Pedersen
- Riccelli
- Robinson
- Saldaña
- Salomon
- Schoesler
- Shewmake
- Short
- Slatter
- Stanford
- Torres
- Trudeau
- Valdez
- Wagoner
- Warnick
- Wellman
- Wilson, C.
- Wilson, J.
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM (Subject to change).
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Appropriations.
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- WM - Majority; do pass.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- LAW - Majority; do pass.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 12, 2026 | Senate
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Dec 10, 2025 | Senate
- Prefiled for introduction.
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