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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5181: Parents rights in education

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 5181 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law. Primary sponsor: Claire Wilson (D). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): Senate Rules "X" file.

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 amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Claire WilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41

“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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  4. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  8. ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. First reading, referred to Education.
  12. 1st substitute bill substituted.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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