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Washington Legislature · SB 5820 · C 247 L 26

Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive plan.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive plan. Read the full text

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2026 session

Where it is

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Prefiled for introduction. · Dec 1, 2025
First reading, referred to Local Government. · Jan 12, 2026
LGV - Majority; do pass. · Jan 29, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Jan 29, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Jan 30, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 4, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 10, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 10, 2026
First reading, referred to Local Government. · Feb 12, 2026
LG - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 20, 2026
LG - Majority; do pass. · Feb 20, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 20, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 20, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 23, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 25, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 3, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 5. · Mar 3, 2026
President signed. · Mar 4, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 5, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 9, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 30, 2026
Chapter 247, 2026 Laws. · Mar 30, 2026
Effective date 6/11/2026. · Mar 30, 2026

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Adrian CortesT'wina NoblesSharon Shewmake

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-03-03 · Yea 54, Nay 39, Absent 0, Excused 5
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-02-10 · Yea 30, Nay 19, 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 6/11/2026. (Mar 30, 2026).