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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5156: Elevators/smaller apartments

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 5156 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. Primary sponsor: Jesse Salomon (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): 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 elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse SalomonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
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 145, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 41; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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