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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5461: Intensive rural dev. areas

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 5461 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning residential development in limited areas of more intensive rural development. Primary sponsor: Liz Lovelett (D). It lists 4 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 residential development in limited areas of more intensive rural development;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz LovelettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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. LGV - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Local Government.

Sources

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