Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Claudia Kauffman
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5609 2025–26 |
Cultural resources/land useSpecifies as a condition of using the categorical exemption for project review under the Growth Management act, beginning July 1, 2029 a local government must have adopted a local ordinance related to archaeological and... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 5973 2025–26 |
Initiatives and referendaProhibits an individual from providing or receiving money or other consideration for signature gathering based on the number of signatures obtained on an initiative or referendum petition. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6250 2025–26 |
Small loans maximum amountIncreases the limit, from $700 to $1,200, of the maximum principal amount or total loan balance of small loans received by a borrower, subject to a specified cap on the borrower's gross monthly income. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6257 2025–26 |
Real estate appraisersAllows illness or other extenuating circumstances to toll the time required to complete a trainee real estate appraiser license. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6118 2025–26 |
Cardiac emerg. plans/schoolsRequires each school district to develop a cardiac emergency response plan for each school within the district and for each athletic facility on the school campus, to the extent state funding is appropriated for the purpose. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB 6350 2025–26 |
Tribal designation info.Adding tribal designation information to driver's licenses, identicards, and driver's instruction permits. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB 5852 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to provide multilingual and timely notice to its workers when the employer is notified that a federal agency has scheduled an inspection of worker records and when inspection results are received. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 6304 2025–26 |
WSIB investing principlesRequires the State Investment Board (SIB) to incorporate responsible investment principles into its assessment of prudent investment risk. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2026 |
| SB 6276 2025–26 |
Workforce ed. inv. accountProtecting revenues devoted to the workforce education investment account. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2026 |
| SB 6212 2025–26 |
Children benefit pilot prg.Creates the Families with Children Benefit Pilot Program to be administered by the Department of Commerce. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2026 |
| SB 6163 2025–26 |
DD services waiver/budgetRequires expenditures for the Individual and Family Services waiver to be included in maintenance level budgets. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2026 |
| SB 6175 2025–26 |
Ticket salesCreates a licensing framework for the sale and resale of tickets. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2026 |
| SB 6109 2025–26 |
Private detention/investmentDirects the State Investment Board to divest from investments in private detention facilities. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2026 |
| SB 5108 2025–26 |
Service contractsRevises the type and number of reimbursement insurance policies that service contract providers and protection product guarantee providers may use to demonstrate financial responsibility. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5164 2025–26 |
Student navigational supportEstablishes a navigational support program with outreach and enrollment specialists for high school seniors at every educational service district. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5264 2025–26 |
Tax compacts/capital invest.Increases the revenue-sharing percentages between a compacting tribe and the state when the tribe has completed a qualified capital investment. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5301 2025–26 |
Gov. services/tribal landsAllows a federally recognized Indian tribe and a city to agree to extend urban governmental services beyond the city and urban growth areas to tribal property under certain conditions. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5304 2025–26 |
Homelessness/tribal collegesExpands participation in the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Program to a public tribal college. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5318 2025–26 |
Background checksRequires certain applicants for positions with the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and other persons, to submit fingerprint background checks conducted through both... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5330 2025–26 |
Spiked drink testingRequires specified on-premises liquor licensees to offer drug testing devices, such as test strips, for sale to customers to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5345 2025–26 |
Access to personnel recordsConcerning access to personnel records. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5352 2025–26 |
Free school mealsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, rather than certain schools, to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to any requesting student, beginning with the 2026-27 school year. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | 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 |
| SB 5521 2025–26 |
Traffic safetyImproving traffic safety. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5523 2025–26 |
Higher ed. gov./studentsRequires all boards of trustees serving a community and technical college district to have a student trustee. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |