THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
WA SB5136 (2026)
Protecting the rights of parents and guardians by using students' given names in public schools.
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Introduced Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Forced Outing by SchoolsPronoun Ban
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Jan 3, 2025) at lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Prefiled for introduction. | |
| Senate | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Senate | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
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