Washington 2025-26 Biennium Status: Introduced

SB 5930 — Irrigation dist. directors

Last action — First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

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.

Summary

Concerning irrigation district director beneficial interests in contracts.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB 5930 on the official Washington source →

How this bill changes current law

1 change Share ↗

Compared against the Revised Code of Washington as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 42.23.030.

  • RCW 42.23.030

    collective rgaining agreement operating in the istrict and he board of ectors has found, consistent with th written po cy under RCW 8A.330.240, that there is a shortag of substi te teachers i he school district; (10) T letting of any employment contract to he spouse o an officer o school district, when such contrac is solely or employment a substitute teacher for the schoo district. is exception lies only if the terms of the contract are commensu te with the plan or collective bargaining agreeme t applicable to all distr employees and the board of direc ors has fo d, consistent th the written policy under RCW 28A.33 240, that t re is a short of substitute teachers in the school di trict; (11) T letting of any employment contract to he spouse o an officer of school district if the spouse was und r contract a certificat or classified employee with the schoo district be re the date which the officer assumes office and he terms of he contract a commensurate with the pay plan or coll ctive bargai ng agreement rating in the district. However, i a second-c ss school dis ct that has less than 200 full-time eq ivalent stud ts enrolled the start of the school year as defined in CW 28A.150.20 the spouse is not required to be und contract a a certificat or classified employee before the da e on which he officer as es office; (12) authorization, approval, or ratif cation of ny employment ntract with the spouse of a public spital dist ct commission or an irrigation district director if (a) The sp se was employ ic hospital or irrigation di trict before he date the or director initially ected; (b) he terms of ate with t pay plan or collective g in the dis rict for sim ar employees; commissioner or director is disclosed or directors he official of the pu or irrigation ing or co or director --- END ---

    amended

Action History

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

Sponsors

  • (Goehner) · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • (Goehner)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (150)

150 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 150 →

"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

agriculture
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

What does SB 5930 do?
Concerning irrigation district director beneficial interests in contracts.
Who sponsors SB 5930?
SB 5930 is sponsored by (Goehner).
What is the current status of SB 5930?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 5930?
Track SB 5930 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 5930

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 5930

Last checked for changes 4 months ago · updated continuously

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

Track this bill →