BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5667: Intercity passenger rail
Establishing intercity passenger rail improvement priorities.
Summary
- Establishes 2035 targets for the Department of Transportation's Amtrak Cascades service regarding travel time and reliability.
- Instructs the Department of Transportation to prioritize targets as it conducts project development work.
- Requires the Department of Transportation to annually report to the transportation committees of the Legislature and the Joint Transportation Committee with progress toward attaining goals and provide detailed explanations for constraints, whether or not they can be mitigated by the Legislature or another party.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Javier Valdez (D-46)
- Introduced
- February 5, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1837
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to establishing intercity passenger rail improvement priorities;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Javier Valdez (D-46)
6 co-sponsors (6 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 Transportation.
SB 5667 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5667 (2017–18) Off-duty employee conduct
- SB 5667 (2015–16) Bill & budget fiscal impact
- SB 5667 (2013–14) Online learning
- SB 5667 (2011–12) School officials/principals
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