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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5131

SB 5131: Religious celebrations/DOC

Accommodating religious celebrations in state correctional facilities.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to make reasonable efforts to accommodate religious celebrations in state correctional facilities.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5131), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeJan 23, 2025
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Claire Wilson (D-30)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5131, SSB 5131

AN ACT Relating to accommodating religious celebrations in state correctional facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Claire Wilson (D-30)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Chapman D-24Manka Dhingra D-45Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28Tina Orwall D-33Rebecca Saldaña D-37Derek Stanford D-1Lisa Wellman D-41

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5131)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5131)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5131)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5131)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5131)
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Human Services.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5131 in other sessions

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

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