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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6044: Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas

Passed one chamber 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 6044 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas. Primary sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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 recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Manka DhingraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Claudia KauffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
June RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
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, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  3. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  6. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. SGTE - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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