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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5435: Collective bargaining reorg.

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 5435 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes. Primary sponsor: Bill Ramos (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 16, 2025): 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 reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill RamosPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Curtis KingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“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 290, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. LAWS - Majority; do pass.
  12. LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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