Washington State Senator

Sharon Shewmake 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5241

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/7/25

Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5242

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Establishing an interactive screening program to improve access to behavioral health resources for health care providers.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5243

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Restricting the use of health care premiums for political lobbying.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5245

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/7/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

3/14/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/2/25

Enrolled

4/22/25

Chaptered

4/30/25

Passed

4/30/25

Revised for 1st Substitute: Authorizing county commissioners to administer oaths of office to state legislators.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5253

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/11/25

Refer

2/12/25

Report Pass

2/27/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Refer

3/8/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Refer

3/21/25

Report Pass

4/4/25

Refer

4/8/25

Enrolled

4/23/25

Chaptered

5/13/25

Passed

5/13/25

Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5262

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/13/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Enrolled

4/23/25

Chaptered

5/12/25

Passed

5/12/25

Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5263

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

1/30/25

Refer

1/31/25

Report Pass

2/27/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

3/14/25

Report Pass

4/5/25

Refer

4/8/25

Enrolled

4/27/25

Chaptered

5/19/25

Passed

5/19/25

Concerning special education funding.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5271

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Requiring school districts of the first class to employ a school nurse.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5273

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Concerning the availability of community violence prevention and intervention services.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5279

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Concerning qualifications for child care providers.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5281

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Report Pass

2/6/25

Engrossed

2/19/25

Refer

2/24/25

Report Pass

4/4/25

Refer

4/8/25

Enrolled

4/22/25

Chaptered

5/12/25

Passed

5/12/25

Changing the vessel length requirement in obtaining nonresident vessel permits.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5246

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5252

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/6/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

3/14/25

Report Pass

4/4/25

Refer

4/7/25

Removing the acreage limit on the property tax exemption for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5259

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Creating a sales and use tax exemption for bait purchased for commercial fishing.

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington Senate Bill SB5261

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met.

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