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SB 5531: Home care worker background
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 5531 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Streamlining the home care worker background check process. Primary sponsor: Mike Chapman (D). It lists 8 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 streamlining the home care worker background check process;
Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chapman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 24 |
| Jessica Bateman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Steve Conway | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Noel Frame | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 36 |
| Deborah Krishnadasan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Liz Lovelett | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 40 |
| T'wina Nobles | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 28 |
| Derek Stanford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 1 |
| Javier Valdez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 46 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.