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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5509: Child care center siting

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 5509 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning the siting of child care centers. Primary sponsor: Emily Alvarado (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 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 the siting of child care centers;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily AlvaradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 276, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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