Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 30 D · 19 R cosponsors

SR 8705 — Honoring Senator Matt Boehnke.

Last action — Adopted.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 49 sponsors

    1 primary, 48 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (30 D · 19 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 72 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill now highlights Senator Braun as the sole introducer, whereas previously it included a long list of co-sponsors. It has also emphasized Senator Boehnke's advocacy for issues like reliable energy, workforce training, and the needs of rural communities. These changes matter because they streamline the bill's authorship and focus on specific priorities that can lead to stronger support for essential economic and technological initiatives in Washington.

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SENATE RESOLUTION By Senators Braun, Alvarado,Bateman, Boehnke,Chapman, Christian,Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Frame, Gildon, Goehner, Hansen, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Kauffman,King, Krishnadasan,Liias, Lovelett, Lovick, MacEwen, McCune, Muzzall, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Robinson, Saldaña, Salomon, Schoesler, Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Stanford, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, C.
SENATE RESOLUTION By Senator Braun WHEREAS, Senator Matt Boehnke has faithfully served the people of Washington state and the 8th Legislative District with dedication, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to public service;
Wilson, and J.
Wilson WHEREAS, Senator Matt Boehnke has faithfully served the people of Washington state and the 8th Legislative District with dedication, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to public service;
and WHEREAS, Outside the Legislature, Senator Boehnke has dedicated himself to education and workforce development as a tenured cybersecurity professor at Columbia Basin College, where he founded the college's cybersecurity program and has helped p.
and WHEREAS, Outside the Legislature, Senator Boehnke has dedicated himself to education and workforce development as a tenured cybersecurity professor at Columbia Basin College, where he founded the college's cybersecurity program and has helped train the next generation of professionals to protect businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure from evolving digital threats;
2 8705 train the next generation of professionals to protect businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure from evolving digital threats;
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and WHEREAS, Senator Boehnke has encouraged civic involvement and mentored future leaders while representing his district with integrity, professionalism, and respect for the institution of the Legislature;
2 8705 WHEREAS, Senator Boehnke has encouraged civic involvement and mentored future leaders while representing his district with integrity, professionalism, and respect for the institution of the Legislature;
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Senate Resolution 8705, adopted by the Senate March 12, 2026 SARAH BANNISTER Secretary of the Senate p.
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Action History

  1. Adopted.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 48 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (48)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SR 8705?
SR 8705 is sponsored by Jeff Wilson (Republican), Claire Wilson (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Judy Warnick (Republican), Keith Wagoner (Republican), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Nikki Torres (Republican), Derek Stanford (Democrat), Vandana Slatter (Democrat), Shelly Short (Republican), Sharon Shewmake (Democrat), Mark Schoesler (Republican), Jesse Salomon (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), June Robinson (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), Jamie Pedersen (Democrat), Tina Orwall (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Ron Muzzall (Republican), Jim McCune (Republican), Drew MacEwen (Republican), John Lovick (Democrat), Liz Lovelett (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Curtis King (Republican), Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), Victoria Hunt (Democrat), Jeff Holy (Republican), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Paul Harris (Republican), Drew Hansen (Democrat), Keith Goehner (Republican), Chris Gildon (Republican), Noel Frame (Democrat), Phil Fortunato (Republican), Perry Dozier (Republican), Manka Dhingra (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Annette Cleveland (Democrat), Leonard Christian (Republican), Mike Chapman (Democrat), Matt Boehnke (Republican), Jessica Bateman (Democrat), Emily Alvarado (Democrat), John Braun (Republican), Adrian Cortes (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 8705?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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