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Washington Legislature · SB 5994 · C 74 L 26

Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures.

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

Officially: “Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures. Read the full text

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2026 session

Where it is

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Prefiled for introduction. · Jan 6, 2026
First reading, referred to Ways & Means. · Jan 12, 2026
WM - Majority; do pass. · Feb 3, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 3, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 4, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 10, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 11, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 11, 2026
First reading, referred to Finance. · Feb 14, 2026
FIN - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 2, 2026
FIN - Majority; do pass. · Mar 2, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 2, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 3, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 4, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Mar 4, 2026
President signed. · Mar 5, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 5, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 9, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 16, 2026
Chapter 74, 2026 Laws. · Mar 16, 2026
Effective date 3/16/2026. · Mar 16, 2026

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Adrian CortesNoel FrameLiz LovelettSharon Shewmake

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-03-04 · Yea 96, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 2
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-02-11 · Yea 47, Nay 2, Absent 0, Excused 0
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Who is lobbying on this

AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE CNCLvia Heath Justin Heikkila
1 filing
From 1 filing in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 3/16/2026. (Mar 16, 2026).