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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6059: Social workers board

In committee 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 6059 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating the Washington state board of governors for licensed social workers. Primary sponsor: Tina Orwall (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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 creating the Washington state board of governors for licensed social workers;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina OrwallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
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. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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