Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 5979 — Improving state responses to dependent children and the risk of harm from high-potency synthetic opioids and caregiver substance abuse.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

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

Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. Placed on second reading consent calendar.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. HS - Majority; do pass.

  5. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  6. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  7. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  8. First reading, referred to Human Services.

  9. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (147)

147 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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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5979?
SB 5979 is sponsored by Jeff Wilson (Republican), Chris Gildon (Republican), Perry Dozier (Republican), and Nikki Torres (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5979?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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