WA Digital Democracy

Bill

SB 5486

Biennium 2025-26 · Senate of origin

Motion picture captioning

Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.

Sponsors
Representative Primary
Senator DhingraSecondarySenator NoblesSecondarySenator TrudeauSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Status

10 key events · 32 total

Current status: Effective date 1/1/2026.

  1. May 19, 2025
    Effective date 1/1/2026.
  2. May 19, 2025
    Chapter 355, 2025 Laws.
  3. May 19, 2025
    Governor signed.
  4. Apr 27, 2025
    Delivered to Governor.
  5. Apr 26, 2025
    Speaker signed.
  6. Apr 25, 2025
    President signed.
  7. Apr 10, 2025
    Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  8. Mar 13, 2025
    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
  9. Mar 11, 2025
    Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Jan 24, 2025
    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.