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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5641: Blood donation/school instr.

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 5641 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Encouraging public school instruction in awareness of blood donation. Primary sponsor: Paul Harris (R). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 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 public school instruction in awareness of blood donation;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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 149, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. ED - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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