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SB446 • 2025

grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation

grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Haywood
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-02-04 Sen.

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-30 Sen.

    Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-28 Sen.

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-01-28 Sen.

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-01-20 Sen.

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-09-29 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Ratcliff and Spreitzer ; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy , Rivera-Wagner , Prado , Anderson , Arney , Bare , Brown , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Hong , Joers , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Ortiz-Velez , Phelps , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Stroud , Subeck , Taylor , Tenorio , Udell and Haywood

  9. 2025-09-29 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Official Summary Text

grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation
Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs