SB 5870 — Establishing civil liability for suicide linked to the use of artificial intelligence systems.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to establishing civil liability for suicide linked to the use of artificial intelligence systems;
Latest action: 2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
Sponsors
- Wellman, Lisa (D, WA-41) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Shewmake, Sharon (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Frame, Noel (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hasegawa, Bob (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Orwall, Tina (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Pedersen, Jamie (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Riccelli, Marcus (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Saldaña, Rebecca (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Slatter, Vandana (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Prefiled for introduction.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
Text versions
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Frame, Noel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Hasegawa, Bob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Orwall, Tina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Pedersen, Jamie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Riccelli, Marcus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Saldaña, Rebecca | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Shewmake, Sharon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Slatter, Vandana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wellman, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellman, Lisa (D, state_upper WA-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frame, Noel (D, state_upper WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Hasegawa, Bob (D, state_upper WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Orwall, Tina (D, state_upper WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Pedersen, Jamie (D, state_upper WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Riccelli, Marcus (D, state_upper WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Saldaña, Rebecca (D, state_upper WA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Shewmake, Sharon (D, state_upper WA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Slatter, Vandana (D, state_upper WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Slatter, Vandana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Hasegawa, Bob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Saldaña, Rebecca (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Frame, Noel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Riccelli, Marcus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Wellman, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Pedersen, Jamie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Orwall, Tina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Shewmake, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship