Floor roundup: Senate advances multiple bills including economic plan, early literacy transfer and wrongly convicted compensation
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Summary
The Washington State Senate advanced and passed a package of bills on the floor session, including a statewide economic development plan (SB 6289), early literacy program transfers (SB 5961), adjustments to judicial security (SB 6086) and changes to wrongly convicted compensation (SB 5520). Vote tallies and brief descriptions are provided.
During the session the Senate advanced and declared passed several bills by recorded roll calls and floor motions. The actions below summarize titles, key provisions and final roll-call outcomes recorded on the floor.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 6,289 (substitute): Creates a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan; declared passed (constitutional majority reported).
- Senate Bill 5,961 (substitute): Transfers the Imagination Library and Reach Out and Read early literacy programs to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; declared passed (constitutional majority reported).
- Senate Bill 6,244: Extends a hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products through 01/01/2038; declared passed (48–1 recorded).
- Senate Bill 6,086 (substitute): Strengthens judicial security provisions and authorizes security personnel threat assessments for judicial officers; declared passed (46–3 recorded).
- Senate Bill 5,520 (substitute): Updates the wrongly convicted persons act, including compensation pathways; floor amendment to remove a "civil confinement" reference failed after division; final passage recorded (31–18 recorded).
- Senate Bill 5,923 (substitute): Adjusts critical access hospital designation (Skagit County); declared passed (49–0 recorded).
- Additional bills passed on the floor included technical tax fixes (SB 6,113; SB 6,114), increases to arbitration fees for the motor vehicle arbitration account (SB 5,832), and additions of Superior Court judges in Yakima and Skagit counties (SB 5,868). Where available, vote tallies are included above as recorded on the floor.
These actions reflect final passage votes reported during the session and will proceed toward enrollment and transmittal. Individual bill texts and official fiscal notes should be consulted for implementation detail and fiscal analysis.
