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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5359

SB 5359: Clean energy development

Accelerating the development of clean energy.

Summary

  • Establishes a Clean Energy Development Office within the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to provide information, plan, and support clean energy projects and electric transmission facilities.
  • Creates a work group to identify best practices and develop tools for siting and permitting large-scale battery energy storage systems.
  • Requires Commerce to support to local governments integrating clean energy development into planning and zoning requirements under the Growth Management Act.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5359), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
Introduced
January 20, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1328
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5359, SSB 5359

AN ACT Relating to accelerating the development of clean energy;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Shewmake (D-42)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28Jesse Salomon D-32Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5359)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5359)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5359)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5359)
  7. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5359)
  8. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5359)
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. And refer to Ways & Means.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

SB 5359 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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