BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5126: Student mental health net.
Establishing a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health.
Summary
- Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide strategic direction and state-level coordination to help schools better identify and connect students to behavioral health supports.
- Establishes a regional school-based mental and behavioral health student assistance program through the educational service districts.
- Creates a grant program to support school districts in developing and implementing a plan for recognition, screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5126), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- T'wina Nobles (D-28)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 1547
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health to maintain, expand, and provide oversight to Washington's school-based mental and behavioral health system for children and adolescents across the state;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: T'wina Nobles (D-28)
10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5126 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5126 (2023–24) Common school trust revenue
- SB 5126 (2021–22) Climate commitment act
- SB 5126 (2019–20) Brain injury fee expansion
- SB 5126 (2017–18) Uniform ballot design
- SB 5126 (2015–16) Subpoenas/empl security dept
- SB 5126 (2013–14) Industrial insurnce/recovery
- SB 5126 (2011–12) Govt officials' compensation
- SB 5126 (2009–10) Unattended children in cars