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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5009: Student transp. vehicles

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5009 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 3, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Accommodating multiple vehicle types for transporting students. Primary sponsor: John Braun (R). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to accommodating multiple vehicle types for transporting students;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John BraunPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Chris GildonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Curtis KingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Mark SchoeslerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Judy WarnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 372, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025*.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page