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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5609: Cultural resources/land use

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 5609 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities that are categorically exempt from the state environmental policy act. Primary sponsor: Claudia Kauffman (D). It lists 3 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 cultural resource protection for certain land use activities that are categorically exempt from the state environmental policy act;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Claudia KauffmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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 second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. Minority; without recommendation.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. Referred to Ways & Means.
  8. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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