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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5488: DCYF/financial stability

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 5488 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families. Primary sponsor: Emily Alvarado (D). It lists 7 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 strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily AlvaradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Judy WarnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. Referred to Ways & Means.
  8. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. Minority; without recommendation.
  11. First reading, referred to Human Services.

Sources

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