BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5328: Public assistnce eligibility

Requiring verification of eligibility for public assistance.

Summary

DSHS may not provide pubic assistance to any applicant who has not provided a SSN that has been verified by DSHS as well as written authorization to annually electronically transmit the applicant's most recent federal income tax return to DSHS to verify financial eligibility. The applicant must bear the costs of the transmittal.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5328), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to verification of public assistance eligibility;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SB 5328 (2025–26) Earned wage access services · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5328 (2023–24) Pub safety telecommunicators · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5328 (2021–22) Mental illness/clubhouses · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5328 (2019–20) Driver's license suspensions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5328 (2017–18) Aviation revitalization brd · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5328 (2015–16) Financial aid information · Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2015
SB 5328 (2013–14) School grading program · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5328 (2009–10) State heritage center spaces · Did not pass · died in committee