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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5626: Wage replacement

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 5626 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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Official title

AN ACT Relating to creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SaldañaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Claudia KauffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Minority; do not pass.
  3. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  4. And refer to Ways & Means.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means.
  6. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

Sources

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