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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5197: Local government planning

In committee 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 5197 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act. Primary sponsor: Jesse Salomon (D). It lists 2 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 ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse SalomonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. LGV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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