Ensuring elementary school students receive sufficient daily recess.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
Feb 20, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
18
Committee
12
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 4.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-15-2)
house
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Education.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Billig
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Wellman
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 5257
Scope: WA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 5257. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline