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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6206: First responders/child care

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 6206 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing a pilot program that incentivizes child care providers to care for children of first responders. Primary sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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 incentivizing child care providers to care for children of first responders through a pilot program that utilizes state and nonstate resources;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Manka DhingraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Adrian CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Victoria HuntCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
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. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  2. And refer to Ways & Means.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

Sources

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