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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5490: Jail searches/gender

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 5490 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law. Primary sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Senate Rules "X" file.

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 providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Manka DhingraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. CS - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. CS - Majority; do pass.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Community Safety.
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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