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WashingtonSB 58252025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Authorizing the Washington state leadership board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources.

Sponsored By: Claire Wilson (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Washington Leadership Board Can Raise More Funds

Beginning June 11, 2026, the Washington State Leadership Board can seek and accept public or private gifts, grants, and endowments. The law makes the board a trustee for the state. Its mission includes honoring outstanding service and expanding education, sports, leadership, and job opportunities for youth, veterans, and people with disabilities. The board can conduct activities supporting that mission. Spending must follow the funds’ terms and the law’s purposes. Private money must support authorized work not funded by lawmakers; it cannot replace or reduce legislative funding. Lawmakers can also fund the board when money is available, but the law sets no funding amount. The board must post all funds received and spending on its website. Its executive director must regularly report private funds to the Office of Financial Management. A yearly Washington World Fellows financial report must reach the appropriate legislative committees by January 15. The board must adopt bylaws and governance and transparency policies. It appoints an executive director with the lieutenant governor’s consent; removal for cause requires a majority board vote. The lieutenant governor’s office can provide space and administrative help when consistent with its mission.

Leadership Board Drops Sports Mentoring Role

Beginning June 11, 2026, sports mentoring is removed from the Washington State Leadership Board’s listed programs. The law also removes the listed role of the lieutenant governor’s office in helping administer sports mentoring. The board still administers Washington World Fellows, a college readiness and study abroad fellowship, Boundless Washington, and Compassion Scholars. The lieutenant governor’s office can still collaborate on Washington World Fellows. The law does not say the sports mentoring program itself ends.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Claire Wilson

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Deborah Krishnadasan

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Warnick

    Republican • Senate

  • Lisa Wellman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Liz Lovelett

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marcus Riccelli

    Democratic • Senate

  • Perry Dozier

    Republican • Senate

  • Sharon Shewmake

    Democratic • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 118 • No: 24

House vote • 3/3/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 85 • No: 8 • Other: 5

Senate vote • 2/4/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 33 • No: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026*.

    3/14/2026Senate

  2. Chapter 50, 2026 Laws.

    3/14/2026Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    3/14/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/9/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/5/2026legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/4/2026legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 5.

    3/3/2026Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/3/2026Senate

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    3/2/2026Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/25/2026Senate

  11. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/25/2026Senate

  12. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/25/2026Senate

  13. SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    2/25/2026Senate

  14. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    2/6/2026Senate

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/4/2026Senate

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/4/2026Senate

  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/4/2026Senate

  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    1/28/2026Senate

  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    1/19/2026Senate

  20. Minority; do not pass.

    1/16/2026Senate

  21. Minority; without recommendation.

    1/16/2026Senate

  22. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    1/16/2026Senate

  23. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    1/12/2026Senate

  24. Prefiled for introduction.

    12/3/2025Senate

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