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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5917: Abortion medications

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 5917 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Improving access to abortion medications. Primary sponsor: Jessica Bateman (D). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 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 improving access to abortion medications;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica BatemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Annette ClevelandCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 52, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 3/14/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. HCW - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; do not pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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