Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Marcus Riccelli — Moved that the Senate stand at ease, subject to call of the President.
  • SB6184 — Senate Bill 6184 is brought up as a substitute, moved to replace the original bill and placed on today's second reading calendar, and then formally ordered onto the calendar as the secretary begins reading the bill and its amendment details.
  • Jeff Wilson — Moved to substitute Substitute Senate Bill 6184 for Senate Bill 6184 and place it on today's second reading calendar.
  • Jeff Wilson — Senator Wilson introduces and moves to suspend the rules so Substitute Senate Bill 6184 can be advanced to third reading and final passage, then begins remarks supporting the bill.
  • Jeff Wilson — Jeff Wilson appears during the roll call and then speaks to report the roll result before moving the meeting on to the next bill.
  • Jeff Wilson — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Leonard Christian — Moved adoption of Amendment 0567 and spoke in favor of moving the program to DCYF.
  • Sharon Shewmake — The transcript says 'Senator Frayne,' but the context indicates Senator Frame is responding with opposition to the amendment.
  • Sharon Shewmake — Says this is a good bill and argues that a parent should be notified even if there is abuse or another issue.
  • Sharon Shewmake — Her name appears in the roll call vote as 'frame'.
  • Sharon Shewmake — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Sharon Shewmake — Name appears in the roll call vote as 'Shoemake'.
  • Sharon Shewmake — Name appears to be a mis-transcription of "Slatter."
  • Judy Warnick — Judy Warnick moves for adoption of Amendment 0569 and supports it by sharing a personal story about helping keep a child safe from an abusive stepfather, using that experience to argue for the amendment’s parental-notification rationale. The discussion continues with a later positive reference to her story as part of the broader debate on parental notification.
  • Judy Warnick — Listed during the roll call.
  • Judy Warnick — Moved the substitute for Senate Bill 5931.
  • Judy Warnick — Moved the substitute bill onto the second reading calendar.
  • Judy Warnick — Thanked for agreeing to the amendment.
  • Judy Warnick — Moved to suspend the rules and advance Substitute Senate Bill 5931 to final passage, then spoke in support of the bill.
  • Judy Warnick — Referenced for noting there is no current funding for a dashboard.
  • Judy Warnick — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Drew MacEwen — Drew MacEwen repeatedly urges a yes vote on Amendment 0569, arguing that parents should be told their child is safe and should be notified rather than having information withheld. He questions what compelling reasons there could be not to do so and reinforces his opposition to keeping parents uninformed, including in the context of abortion-related protected health care services.
  • Amy Walen — The transcript says 'Senator Leas,' likely referring to Senator Walen, who begins speaking about prior work on the issue.
  • Shelly Short — Moves adoption of Amendment 0568 and explains it as a tool to notify parents and law enforcement that a child is safe.
  • Shelly Short — Name appears in the roll call vote as 'Short'.
  • Noel Frame — Senator Frame is introduced for further remarks and then speaks in opposition to Amendment 0568, arguing that current DCYF notification already ensures parents are informed and that the policy is intended to support harm reduction.
  • SB6184 — Substitute Senate Bill 6184 was moved to third reading and final passage, then discussed substantively as a measure that aligns and clarifies statutes and program practices within the Office of Homeless Youth. Supporters described it as streamlining state laws, updating programs, expanding housing and reunification-related services, and removing county limitations so the program can operate more broadly. The bill was commended by one speaker, while another later raised a concern that it takes loved ones out of the equation.
  • SB6184 — The Senate takes up Substitute Senate Bill 6184 for final passage, and after the vote it is declared passed by constitutional majority.
  • Jim Walsh — Opposes the bill and references a news story about a missing mother to argue for parental notification.
  • Savannah Gunthery — Savannah Gunthery is mentioned in a CBS Evening News story as a grieving mother/family member pouring out her heart over a missing loved one, and the discussion repeats the same reference without introducing any new topic.
  • Jim McCune — Argues that parents have to be notified and are sitting at home wondering where their children are.
  • Phil Fortunato — Senator Fortunato recounts an anecdote about his oldest son, who later said he came from an abusive household. He explains that the boy’s upbringing mainly involved ordinary chores and parental discipline, such as washing pots and his mother’s car, and notes that the son even put candles in his room and ran to a friend’s house after being disciplined. Fortunato uses the story to argue that a child’s claim of abuse may reflect parental authority and routine discipline rather than true abuse, and he cautions lawmakers against making decisions based solely on a child’s characterization.
  • Julio Cortes — His name appears in the roll call vote as 'Cortes'.
  • Manka Dhingra — Her name appears in the roll call vote as 'Ingra'.
  • Chris Gildon — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Paul Harris — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Bob Hasegawa — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • T'wina Nobles — Name appears in the roll call vote as 'Nobles'.
  • T'wina Nobles — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Strom Peterson — Name appears in the roll call vote as 'Peterson'.
  • June Robinson — Name appears in the roll call vote as 'Robinson'.
  • Suzanne Schmidt — Name appears to be a mis-transcription of "Short."
  • Derek Stanford — Listed during the roll call.
  • Derek Stanford — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Nikki Torres — Listed during the roll call.
  • Nikki Torres — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Yasmin Trudeau — Listed during the roll call.
  • Yasmin Trudeau — Yasmin Trudeau is mentioned repeatedly in the roll call, indicating her name was called multiple times during attendance verification.
  • Javier Valdez — Listed during the roll call.
  • Javier Valdez — Name appears as "Valdas" in the roll call.