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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5188: Broadband repair loans

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 5188 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning broadband infrastructure repair loans. Primary sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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 broadband infrastructure repair loans;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa WellmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Drew HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Claudia KauffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3

“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, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  4. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. WM - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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