SB 6239 — Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-20
AN ACT Relating to arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions;
Latest action: 2026-02-17 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Dhingra, Manka (D, WA-45) — sponsor · 2026-01-20
- Pedersen, Jamie (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Conway, Steve (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Liias, Marko (D, WA-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Robinson, June (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Wilson, Claire (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- · senate — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Wilson, Claire | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Conway, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Dhingra, Manka | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Liias, Marko | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Pedersen, Jamie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Robinson, June | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Dhingra, Manka (D, state_upper WA-45) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Conway, Steve (D, state_upper WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Liias, Marko (D, state_upper WA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pedersen, Jamie (D, state_upper WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Robinson, June (D, state_upper WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Wilson, Claire (D, state_upper WA-30) | 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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- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Wilson, Claire (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · sponsored by Dhingra, Manka (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Conway, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Robinson, June (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Liias, Marko (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Pedersen, Jamie (cosponsor) · sponsorship