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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5886: Personality rights

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 5886 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning personality rights. Primary sponsor: Matt Boehnke (R). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 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 personality rights;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt BoehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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 69, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  12. CRJ - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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