Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

SB 5843 — Establishing penalties and protections against harassment of initiative and referendum signature gatherers.

Last action — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

  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 December 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (145)

145 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

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5843?
SB 5843 is sponsored by Shelly Short (Republican), Chris Gildon (Republican), Perry Dozier (Republican), Leonard Christian (Republican), Jeff Wilson (Republican), and Keith Wagoner (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5843?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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