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.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5667), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. 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

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5667 in other sessions

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