BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5625

SB 5625: TANF work requirement

Changing work requirement provisions for the temporary assistance for needy families program.

Summary

Additional good cause for failure to participate in TANF WorkFirst program components includes: being the victim of domestic violence, being incapacitated or caring for an incapacitated child, or being a nonparent relative age 55 or older and caring for a child on welfare.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5625), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 29, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 17, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced: January 29, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: February 25, 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5625, ESSB 5625

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 17, 1999

Version voted on: ESSB 5625

28 Yea 19 Nay 1 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	1	19	1	1

How each member voted

Yea (28)

Nay (19)

Absent (1)

Dan McDonald R-48

Excused (1)

George Sellar R-12

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5625 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5625 (2025–26) State clam/Pacific geoduck · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2023–24) Public employee retirees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2021–22) Abortion data collection · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2019–20) Senior property tax/medicare · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2017–18) Minors/homeless info. system · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2015–16) Health care coverage · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2013–14) Firearms/background checks · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5625 (2011–12) Early learning providers · Enacted · Chapter 297, Laws of 2011

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