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SB5809 • 2026
Generating cost savings to the state by repealing annual reports and an advisory committee.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Cost savings
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Cost savings
AN ACT Relating to generating cost savings to the state by 1 repealing annual reports and an advisory committee; creating a new 2 section; and repealing RCW 43.71C.100, 70.330.020, and 71.24.546.3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that:5 (1) The state is facing a substantial budget challenge, and all 6 efforts must be made to identify and attain cost savings. Both the 7 legislature and governor have sought strategies to achieve budget 8 reductions. 9 (2) Furthermore, the governor instructed state agencies to 10 identify additional savings to streamline program effectiveness by 11 reducing administration and overhead, including identifying savings 12 related to reports and advisory committees. 13 (3) Therefore, it is the intent of this act to prioritize limited 14 state dollars and achieve savings by repealing certain legislative 15 reports and an advisory committee that have substantially fulfilled 16 their original mission or are duplicative of work done elsewhere. The 17 legislature intends to deliver cost savings by repealing legislative 18 reports and advisory committees that are either duplicative of work 19 done by other agencies, committees, and working groups or, in the 20 case of reports, either represent substantial work and overhead by 21 S-2930.1 SENATE BILL 5809 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senator Gildon Read first time 04/14/25. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means. p. 1 SB 5809 agencies compared to their utility or are historically published long 1 past the annual deadline for publication in statute.2 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The following acts or parts of acts are 3 each repealed:4 (1) RCW 43.71C.100 (Annual report— Data confidentiality) and 2022 5 c 153 s 11 & 2019 c 334 s 10; 6 (2) RCW 70.330.020 (Reports to governor and legislature) and 2016 7 c 56 s 2; and 8 (3) RCW 71.24.546 (Substance use recovery services plan— Substance 9 use recovery services advisory committee — Rules— Report) and 2021 c 10 311 s 1. 11 --- END --- p. 2 SB 5809