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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5436: Worship/access interference

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 5436 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Interfering with access to a place of religious worship. Primary sponsor: Jesse Salomon (D). It lists 10 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 interfering with access to a place of religious worship;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse SalomonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
John BraunCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Mark SchoeslerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
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. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. CS - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Community Safety.
  8. Rules suspended.
  9. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  10. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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