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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5185: International med. pathways

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 5185 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing a pilot program that creates a pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D). It lists 13 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 establishing a pilot program that creates a pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SaldañaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Annette ClevelandCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Joe NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 154, 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, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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