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Washington Legislature · SB 5457 · C 9 L 25

Concerning broadcasters.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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2025 session

Where it is

Show all 21 actions
First reading, referred to Ways & Means. · Jan 23, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Feb 13, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 13, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 13, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 18, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 7, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 10, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 10, 2025
First reading, referred to Finance. · Mar 12, 2025
FIN - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 20, 2025
FIN - Majority; do pass. · Mar 20, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 24, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 25, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 27, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4. · Mar 27, 2025
President signed. · Mar 28, 2025
Speaker signed. · Mar 31, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 1, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 4, 2025
Chapter 9, 2025 Laws. · Apr 4, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 4, 2025

The numbers

15
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Noel FrameJune RobinsonAnnette ClevelandMarko LiiasMike ChapmanSteve ConwayBob HasegawaJohn LovickT'wina NoblesTina OrwallRebecca SaldañaJesse SalomonSharon ShewmakeVandana SlatterJavier Valdez

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-27 · Yea 92, Nay 2, Absent 0, Excused 4
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-03-10 · Yea 41, Nay 8, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 4, 2025).