Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 11 D cosponsors

SB 6097 — Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures program.

Last action — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  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 13, 2026. 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 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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

11 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill SB 6097 involved adding a specific section to clarify which existing tax laws do not apply to this act. This revision is important because it ensures that the new provisions within the bill will be implemented without interference from previous regulations, making the legislative intent clearer and allowing for a more straightforward application of the law in practice.

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S-4220.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6097 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Chapman, Conway, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, Stanford, Trudeau, and Valdez) READ FIRST TIME 02/03/26.
S-3876.1 SENATE BILL 6097 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators Chapman, Conway, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, Stanford, Trudeau, and Valdez Read first time 01/13/26.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
adding a new section to chapter 84.34 RCW;
and adding a new section to chapter 84.34 RCW.
and creating a new section.
1 SSB 6097 tribe, nonprofit historic preservation corporation as defined in RCW 64.04.130, or nonprofit nature conservancy corporation or association, as such are defined in RCW 84.34.250, may acquire such property for the purpose of conveying or leasing the property back to its original owner or other person under such covenants or other contractual arrangements as will limit the future use of the property in accordance with the purposes of chapter 243, Laws of 1971 ex.
1 SB 6097 tribe, nonprofit historic preservation corporation as defined in RCW 64.04.130, or nonprofit nature conservancy corporation or association, as such are defined in RCW 84.34.250, may acquire such property for the purpose of conveying or leasing the property back to its original owner or other person under such covenants or other contractual arrangements as will limit the future use of the property in accordance with the purposes of chapter 243, Laws of 1971 ex.
2 SSB 6097 historic preservation corporation as defined in RCW 64.04.130, or nonprofit nature conservancy corporation or association, as such are defined in RCW 84.34.250, with the original owner.
2 SB 6097 historic preservation corporation as defined in RCW 64.04.130, or nonprofit nature conservancy corporation or association, as such are defined in RCW 84.34.250, with the original owner.
NEW SECTION.
Sec.
4.
RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808 do not apply to this act.
3 SSB 6097
3 SB 6097
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Action History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. FIN - Majority; do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  9. Referred to Finance.

  10. Minority; without recommendation.

  11. Minority; do not pass.

  12. AGNR - Majority; do pass.

  13. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 9:00 AM.

  14. Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

  15. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  18. 1st substitute bill substituted (ANR 26).

  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  21. Minority; without recommendation.

  22. Minority; do not pass.

  23. ANR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  24. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.

  25. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.

  26. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (140)

140 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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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10)

Passed 32 Yea · 16 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30000
Republican 21601
Total 321601
% of votes cast 65%33%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Adrian Cortes Democrat Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Deborah Krishnadasan Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Nay
Curtis King Republican Nay
Drew MacEwen Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Not Voting
Jeff Wilson Republican Nay
Jim McCune Republican Nay
John Braun Republican Nay
Judy Warnick Republican Nay
Keith Goehner Republican Nay
Keith Wagoner Republican Nay
Leonard Christian Republican Nay
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Nay
Nikki Torres Republican Nay
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Nay
Phil Fortunato Republican Nay
Ron Muzzall Republican Nay
Shelly Short Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6097?
SB 6097 is sponsored by Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Derek Stanford (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Manka Dhingra (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Mike Chapman (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6097?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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