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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5337: Memory care services

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 5337 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating a certification for memory care services. Primary sponsor: Tina Orwall (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Chapter 187, 2025 Laws.

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 improving dementia care in Washington by creating a certification for memory care services;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina OrwallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
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. Chapter 187, 2025 Laws.
  2. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Majority; do pass.
  12. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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