SB 5396 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Supporting the continued employment of pilots applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates.

The provided bill text does not match the title "Supporting the continued employment of pilots applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates." The actual text is a comprehensive amendment to Washington State's employment security definitions (RCW 50A.05.010 and 50A.15.060), focusing on clarifying terms like "casual labor," "employee," "employer," and "employment" for unemployment insurance purposes. It contains no provisions related to pilots, FAA medical certificates, or aviation employment. The title appears to be incorrect or mislabeled based on the provided text. Without accurate bill content matching the title, a summary of the pilot-related provisions cannot be generated.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its status as a substitute version, changing the bill number from S-0399.1 to S-1467.3 and updating the reading date to February 21, 2025. The substantive policy text regarding pilot employment, definitions, and leave benefits remains unchanged from the original version.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain identical to the original version; no new populations or jurisdictions were added or removed.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from S-0399.1 to S-1467.3 and changed the first reading date from January 21, 2025, to February 21, 2025, to reflect legislative processing history.

Changed the sponsor attribution from a list of individual senators to 'Senate Labor & Commerce' to reflect committee referral status.

Adjusted the layout and formatting to match standard substitute bill conventions, including adding page headers and line numbers.

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

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Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

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Feb 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means.

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Feb 21, 2025

Committee

And refer to Ways & Means.

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Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

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Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors