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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5178: Sodium nitrite

Passed one chamber 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 5178 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protecting public health and safety by regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite. Primary sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (D). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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 protecting public health and safety by regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yasmin TrudeauPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. BFT - Majority; do pass.
  10. Minority; without recommendation.
  11. Referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade.
  12. HLTC - Majority; without recommendation.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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