Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note

ESSB 5181 — Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law.

Did not pass — the 2025–26 session has ended

Sponsor
Wilson, C.
Introduced
January 23, 2025
Status
S Rules X
Last action
Senate Rules "X" file. (January 12, 2026)

What this bill does

Makes changes to the delineated rights of parents and legal guardians of public school children, including specifying additional rights and removing rights related to notification requirements for medical services and treatments. Specifies that the delineated rights do not create a private right of action.

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Floor votes

  • House — Postpone Indefinitely · April 14, 2025
    38 yea · 58 nay · 2 not voting
  • House — 1153 Volz Pg 4 Ln 14 · April 14, 2025
    38 yea · 58 nay · 2 not voting
  • House — COM Education Striker · April 14, 2025
    92 yea · 3 nay · 3 not voting
  • House — Motion to Place Measure on Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2025
    57 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
  • House — Demand the Previous Question · April 14, 2025
    57 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
  • House — Demand the Previous Question · April 14, 2025
    57 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
  • House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2025
    56 yea · 39 nay · 3 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 5, 2025
    30 yea · 19 nay

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