Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Washington SB 5000
Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- J. Wilson (Republican)
Cosponsors (14)
- Warnick (Republican)
- Wagoner (Republican)
- Valdez
- Saldaña (Democratic)
- Nobles (Democratic)
- McCune (Republican)
- Krishnadasan (Democratic)
- Gildon (Republican)
- Frame (Democratic)
- Fortunato (Republican)
- Dozier (Republican)
- Cleveland (Democratic)
- Christian (Republican)
- Chapman (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Final Passage (#17) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Feb 5, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
Actions
- Mar 12, 2026 · House
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Referred to Rules 2 Review. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Minority; without recommendation. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
SGOV - Majority; do pass. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. - Jan 30, 2026 · House
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. - Apr 27, 2025 · House
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:15 AM. - Feb 7, 2025 · House
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. - Jan 21, 2025 · Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
SGTE - Majority; do pass. - Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM. - Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM. - Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. - Dec 2, 2024 · Senate
Prefiled for introduction.