Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 5433 — Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

160 added · 163 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 5433 remove a reference to marine department employees within the department of corrections, clarifying that the provisions only apply to those with interest arbitration rights under RCW 41.80.200. This change is significant as it streamlines the focus of the bill on corrections employees, ensuring that negotiations for their collective bargaining agreements remain centralized. This simplification could enhance the efficiency of how compensation and benefits agreements are handled for these specific employees.

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S-0998.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5433 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Ramos, Holy, Bateman, Krishnadasan, Valdez, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles, and Saldaña) READ FIRST TIME 02/10/25.
S-0308.1 SENATE BILL 5433 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Ramos, Holy, Bateman, Krishnadasan, Valdez, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles, and Saldaña Read first time 01/22/25.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
1 SSB 5433 bargaining agreement covering all of the employees represented by the coalition.
1 SB 5433 bargaining agreement covering all of the employees represented by the coalition.
(e) Except for exclusive bargaining representatives who represent marine department employees at the department of corrections, this subsection does not apply to exclusive bargaining representatives who represent employees of the department of corrections that have interest arbitration rights under RCW 41.80.200.
(e) This subsection does not apply to exclusive bargaining representatives who represent employees of the department of corrections that have interest arbitration rights under RCW 41.80.200.
(3) The governor shall submit a request for funds necessary to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions in the p.
(3) The governor shall submit a request for funds necessary to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions in the master collective bargaining agreement or for legislation necessary to implement the agreement.
2 SSB 5433 master collective bargaining agreement or for legislation necessary to implement the agreement.
Requests for funds necessary to implement p.
Requests for funds necessary to implement the provisions of bargaining agreements shall not be submitted to the legislature by the governor unless such requests:
2 SB 5433 the provisions of bargaining agreements shall not be submitted to the legislature by the governor unless such requests:
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(b) Prior to entering into negotiations under this chapter, the institutions of higher education or their designees shall consult p.
3 SSB 5433 (b) Prior to entering into negotiations under this chapter, the institutions of higher education or their designees shall consult with the director of the office of financial management regarding financial and budgetary issues that are likely to arise in the impending negotiations.
3 SB 5433 with the director of the office of financial management regarding financial and budgetary issues that are likely to arise in the impending negotiations.
(C) If the director of the office of financial management does not certify a request under (c)(ii)(B) of this subsection as being feasible financially for the state, the parties shall enter into p.
(C) If the director of the office of financial management does not certify a request under (c)(ii)(B) of this subsection as being feasible financially for the state, the parties shall enter into collective bargaining solely for the purpose of reaching a mutually agreed upon modification of the agreement necessary to address the p.
4 SSB 5433 collective bargaining solely for the purpose of reaching a mutually agreed upon modification of the agreement necessary to address the absence of those requested funds.
4 SB 5433 absence of those requested funds.
(8)(a) For the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the legislature may approve funding for a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by p.
(8)(a) For the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the legislature may approve funding for a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the governor or governor's designee and the Washington public employees association community college coalition and the general p.
5 SSB 5433 the governor or governor's designee and the Washington public employees association community college coalition and the general government agencies and ratified by the exclusive bargaining representative before final legislative action on the omnibus appropriations act by the sitting legislature.
5 SB 5433 government agencies and ratified by the exclusive bargaining representative before final legislative action on the omnibus appropriations act by the sitting legislature.
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Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  5. Minority; without recommendation.

  6. Minority; do not pass.

  7. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce.

  8. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  9. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  10. Referred to Ways & Means.

  11. And refer to Ways & Means.

  12. Minority; without recommendation.

  13. Minority; do not pass.

  14. LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  15. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  16. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  17. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5433?
SB 5433 is sponsored by Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Jessica Bateman (Democrat), Jeff Holy (Republican), Javier Valdez (Democrat), and Bill Ramos (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5433?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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