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ESSB 5500: Child care rate model
Data last updated: bill actions through Aug 23, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)
Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey.)
- Prime sponsor
- Emily Alvarado
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2025
- Status
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (Mar 12, 2026)
- The Legislature's page
- ESSB 5500 on leg.wa.gov
Floor votes
No floor roll call on file (it didn't pass a chamber, or it was decided without one).
Who lobbied on it 4
| Employer | Lobbyists | To 2026 candidates |
|---|---|---|
| BrightSpark Early Learning Services | 1 | — |
| Children's Alliance | 1 | — |
| FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY GENERATIONS | 1 | — |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTL UNION DIST 925 | 1 | — |
Lobbying reports name a bill number, not a position on it or a version of it. Money: what each employer (as a donor to two or more 2026 candidates) gave to the 2026 campaigns of the members who voted yea or nay on the bill's latest final passage in each chamber.