Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5476 2025–26 |
Responsible bidder criteriaModifying the responsible bidder criteria for public works projects. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5477 2025–26 |
Mental health servicesImproving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5479 2025–26 |
Open space incidental useAdds agritourism activities as an allowable use under the Open Space Property Tax Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5481 2025–26 |
Behavioral health/schoolsProviding access to behavioral health services to children using licensed clinicians colocated within the school. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5482 2025–26 |
Use of dogs to huntRemoves the exemption allowing an employee or agents of a county to hunt black bear, cougar, or bobcat with the aid of a dog. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5483 2025–26 |
History & heritage educationPreserving history and heritage education. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5484 2025–26 |
Tow truck payments/indigentDirects the Department of Licensing to create a program to compensate registered tow truck operators for the cost of towing, storage, and other services incurred during the towing of an indigent person's vehicle, when the tow... | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5487 2025–26 |
Agricultural overtimeAuthorizing agricultural employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5488 2025–26 |
DCYF/financial stabilityProvides that as of January 1, 2026, the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) may not apply any benefits, payments, funds, or accrual paid to, or on behalf of, a youth age 14 through 17 in the care of DCYF as... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5491 2025–26 |
Prescribed fire claimsEstablishes a Prescribed Fire Claims Pilot Program to support coverage for losses from prescribed fires and cultural burning by certain nonstate and nonfederal entities. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5495 2025–26 |
Life insurance/suicide limitReduces, from two years to one year, the suicide exclusion period in individual, industrial, and credit life insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5497 2025–26 |
Housing & sheltersRequires a city or county to use an administrative process for reviewing and approving a project permit application for indoor emergency shelters, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, or permanent supportive housing... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5499 2025–26 |
DOC body scanner programCodifies the Body Scanner Program at the Department of Corrections. | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5504 2025–26 |
Complex care serv./childrenDirects the Health Care Authority (HCA), beginning September 1, 2026, to require or provide payment to a home health agency for complex care services as a private duty nursing benefit component when those services are provided... | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5505 2025–26 |
Universal communicationsRenews the State Universal Communications Services Program (Program) through July 1, 2027. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5507 2025–26 |
Massage therapy coverageRequires the Health Care Authority to cover massage therapy as a non-pharmacological alternative for treating or managing pain upon referral from a qualified health care provider beginning January 1, 2027. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5508 2025–26 |
Child welfare housing assistAllows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DYCF), or entities contracted with DCYF to operate the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program), to provide housing assistance through the Program after DCYF is... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5510 2025–26 |
Conservation district limitsEliminates the maximum annual per-parcel rate charge for conservation districts. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5511 2025–26 |
Low-proof alcohol beveragesDefines low-proof beverage to mean any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and contains more than 0.5 percent and less than 7 percent alcohol by volume, excluding wine, malt beverages, and malt liquor. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5512 2025–26 |
House-banked card roomsAllowing for the use of centralized surveillance systems by house-banked card rooms. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5513 2025–26 |
Pharmacist scope of practiceExpanding pharmacists' scope of practice to improve access to health care and the management of chronic diseases. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5514 2025–26 |
Clean buildings standardAuthorizes the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to adopt additional compliance pathways to comply with the State Energy Performance Standard (Standard) by meeting an alternative metric, rather than the energy use intensity target. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5515 2025–26 |
Community solarConcerning fair access to community solar. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5517 2025–26 |
School staff salary alloc.Increases the minimum state allocation for classified staff salaries over three school years, beginning in the 2025-26 school year. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5518 2025–26 |
Sales tax sourcing impactAllows certain cities to impose a local option sales and use tax, not exceeding 0.3 percent, that is credited against the state sales and use tax. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |