Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 4 D cosponsors

SB 5684 — Concerning prohibitions on electioneering near county auditor election offices.

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 February 06, 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.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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 D).

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

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 5684 broadens the restrictions on electioneering by specifically prohibiting political signs and campaign material in parking lots adjacent to county auditor election offices. Previously, the prohibition was limited to within the buildings themselves and directly near those offices. This change is significant because it aims to create a clearer buffer zone for voters, ensuring they can register and cast their ballots free from potential intimidation or influence, enhancing the integrity of the election process.

→
Previous
Latest
S-1438.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5684 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Valdez, Hasegawa, and Nobles) READ FIRST TIME 02/17/25.
S-1059.2 SENATE BILL 5684 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Kauffman, Valdez, Hasegawa, and Nobles Read first time 02/06/25.
AN ACT Relating to prohibitions on electioneering within buildings containing the division of elections for county auditor offices, including any adjacent county owned and operated parking lots routinely used for parking at the buildings;
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to prohibitions on electioneering near county auditor election offices;
1 SSB 5684 Sec.
1 SB 5684 Sec.
or within the building that contains the division of elections for a county auditor's office, including any county owned and operated parking lot adjacent to the building and routinely used for parking at that building and any routes of access between the building and the parking lot;
or within the building which contains the division of elections for a county auditor's office, including any parking lot adjacent to the building and routinely used for parking at that building and any routes of access between the building and any parking lot;
2 SSB 5684 punishable under RCW 9A.20.021, and the person convicted may be ordered to pay the costs of prosecution.
2 SB 5684 punishable under RCW 9A.20.021, and the person convicted may be ordered to pay the costs of prosecution.
3 SSB 5684
3 SB 5684
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

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

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Minority; do not pass.

  5. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  6. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  7. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  8. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

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.

Show all 147 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

elections
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5684?
SB 5684 is sponsored by T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5684?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 5684?
Track SB 5684 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 5684

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 5684

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →