WA SB5400 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-05 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Pending: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-05 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Pending: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
Supporting local news journalism.
Title
Supporting local news journalism.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-14 - Senate - Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Referred to Ways & Means. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | And refer to Ways & Means. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Minority; do not pass. |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1836 (Crossfiled) 2026-01-12 - By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 79 | 195 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 82 | 04 | 299 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
