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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5720: Uniform debt default act

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 5720 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act. Primary sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): 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 uniform consumer debt default judgments act;

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

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie PedersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Judy WarnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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 107, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 1/1/2027.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. CRJ - Majority; do pass.
  12. CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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