BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5058: Veterans' cemetery

Establishing the eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery.

Summary

The state establishes the Eastern Washington State Veterans' Cemetery, in which all honorably discharged veterans are entitled to interment. The Department of Veterans Affairs is directed to access available resources including federal burial benefits, and to adopt rules governing services, eligibility, fees, and cemetery operations.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5058), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

AN ACT Relating to establishing the eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery;

Passed February 2, 2007

Version voted on: SB 5058

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	31	0	0	1
Republican	17	0	0	0

How each member voted

Jan 14, 2008Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 14, 2008By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 22, 2007By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 5, 2007First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.
Feb 2, 2007Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 2, 2007Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Jan 31, 2007Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 25, 2007WM - Majority; do pass.
Jan 25, 2007Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 22, 2007Referred to Ways & Means.
Jan 22, 2007And refer to Ways & Means.
Jan 22, 2007GO - Majority; do pass.
Jan 9, 2007First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

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

SB 5058 (2025–26) Recycling rates · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5058 (2023–24) Multiunit res. buildings · Enacted · Chapter 263, Laws of 2023
SB 5058 (2021–22) Natural resources accounts · Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2021
SB 5058 (2019–20) Call center relocation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5058 (2017–18) Nongovernment parties/claims · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5058 (2015–16) Finan. fraud, identity theft · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5058 (2013–14) Assault of an officer · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5058 (2011–12) Receiverships · Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2011