Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5065

Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Liias (Democratic)

Cosponsors (17)

• Liias (Democratic)
• Lovick (Democratic)
• Lovick (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Bateman (Democratic)
• Bateman (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Krishnadasan (Democratic)
• Krishnadasan (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Riccelli (Democratic)
• Riccelli (Democratic)
• Saldaña (Democratic)
• Saldaña (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Engrossed Bill
• Bill
• Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• Apr 22, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025.
• Apr 22, 2025
  Chapter 116, 2025 Laws.
• Apr 22, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 17, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 15, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 9, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Apr 9, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Mar 27, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Mar 27, 2025 · House
  CS - Majority; do pass.
• Mar 27, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 18, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
• Mar 6, 2025 · House
  Referred to Community Safety.
• Mar 6, 2025 · House
  Committee relieved of further consideration.
• Feb 11, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
• Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
  LAW - Majority; do pass.
• Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
• Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
• Dec 16, 2024 · Senate
  Prefiled for introduction.