SB 5827 — Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service;
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Gildon, Chris (R, WA-25) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Christian, Leonard (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Dozier, Perry (R, WA-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wilson, Jeff (R, WA-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Prefiled for introduction.
- · senate — First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
- · senate — SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · senate — First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
- · senate — SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — SGOV - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Referred to Appropriations.
- · senate — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — APP - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · senate — President signed.
- · senate — Speaker signed.
- · senate — Delivered to Governor.
- · senate — Governor signed.
- · senate — Chapter 146, 2026 Laws.
- · senate — Effective date 6/11/2026.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Christian, Leonard | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Dozier, Perry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Gildon, Chris | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wilson, Jeff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gildon, Chris (R, state_upper WA-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christian, Leonard (R, state_upper WA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dozier, Perry (R, state_upper WA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Wilson, Jeff (R, state_upper WA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wilson, Jeff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Dozier, Perry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Christian, Leonard (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Gildon, Chris (sponsor) · sponsorship