SB 5082 Washington Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Encouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Signed into Law

Apr 2023

Introduced Dec 21, 2022 Signed Apr 20, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2023 · House Apr 7, 2023

How they voted

30–18

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 49

Feb 8, 2023

D Democratic29

29 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

1 Yea 18 Nay 1

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 20, 2023

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 8, 2023

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 7, 2023

Introduced

Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.

lower

Apr 7, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-43-1)

house

Mar 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

SGOV - Majority; do pass.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment(s) adopted.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

upper

Jan 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means.

upper

Jan 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Jan 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Jan 13, 2023

Committee

And refer to Ways & Means.

upper

Jan 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.

upper

Jan 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.

upper

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors