SB 5968 — Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW;
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Krishnadasan, Deborah (D, WA-26) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Liias, Marko (D, WA-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Shewmake, Sharon (D, WA-42) — 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 — SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- · senate — Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- · senate — On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · 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 — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; 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 with amendment(s).
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Appropriations.
- · senate — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Krishnadasan, Deborah | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Liias, Marko | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Shewmake, Sharon | 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 | Krishnadasan, Deborah (D, state_upper WA-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Liias, Marko (D, state_upper WA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Shewmake, Sharon (D, state_upper WA-42) | 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 · sponsored by Krishnadasan, Deborah (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Shewmake, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Liias, Marko (cosponsor) · sponsorship