Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5217

Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations.

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

Sponsors

• Nobles (Democratic)

Cosponsors (9)

• Lovelett (Democratic)
• Hasegawa (Democratic)
• Liias (Democratic)
• Riccelli (Democratic)
• Saldaña (Democratic)
• Salomon (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Trudeau (Democratic)
• C. Wilson (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Engrossed Second Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Second Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• May 20, 2025
  Effective date 1/1/2027.
• May 20, 2025
  Chapter 379, 2025 Laws.
• May 20, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 23, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 22, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 19, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
  Passed final passage; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
  Senate concurred in House amendments.
• Apr 14, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 71; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 2.
• Apr 14, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 14, 2025 · House
  Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• Apr 11, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
• Mar 12, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
• Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
  2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).
• Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
• Jan 20, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
• Jan 10, 2025 · Senate
  Prefiled for introduction.