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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5065: Traveling animal acts

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 5065 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 16, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts. Primary sponsor: Marko Liias (D), Marko Liias (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 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 prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marko LiiasPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Marko LiiasPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1

“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 116, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. CS - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. CS - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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