SB 5435 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes.

SB 5435 reorganizes existing statutes related to public employees' collective bargaining by adding subchapter headings to Chapter 41.56 RCW. The bill aims to simplify navigation of these laws without making any substantive changes to the legal provisions themselves. It recodifies numerous sections and repeals two outdated sections within the chapter.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed May 16, 2025

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MINOR

The document has been updated from a draft bill identifier to the official certification of enrollment, confirming that Senate Bill 5435 was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2025 Regular Session. This change signifies the bill's transition from a proposed measure to an enacted law, adding official signatures, vote counts, and a formal certificate of passage.

ENFORCEMENT

Added official certification text, including signatures from the Secretary of the Senate and Speaker of the House, confirming the bill was passed by both chambers.

TIMELINE

Recorded specific passage dates: February 12, 2025, for the Senate and April 15, 2025, for the House.

TECHNICAL

Included vote tallies showing unanimous approval in both chambers (49-0 in the Senate and 95-0 in the House).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 16, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (97-0-3)

house

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

LAWS - Majority; do pass.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (51-0)

senate

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

LC - Majority; do pass.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors